The Book of the City of Ladies
In dialogues with three celestial ladies, Reason, Rectitude, and Justice, Christine de Pizan (1365-ca. 1429) builds an allegorical fortified city for women using examples of the important contributions women have made to Western Civilization and arguments that prove their intellectual and moral equality to men. Earl Jeffrey Richards' acclaimed translation is used nationwide in the most eminent colleges and universities in America, from Columbia to Stanford.
HistoryCivilizationLiterary CollectionsEuropeanSocial ScienceWomen's Studies
RELEASED1998
PUBLISHERW.W. Norton for Persea Books
LENGTH348
LANGUAGEEN
Italian poet and court writer for King Charles VI of France and several French dukes.
The Book of the City of Ladies
In dialogues with three celestial ladies, Reason, Rectitude, and Justice, Christine de Pizan (1365-ca. 1429) builds an allegorical fortified city for women using examples of the important contributions women have made to Western Civilization and arguments that prove their intellectual and moral equality to men. Earl Jeffrey Richards' acclaimed translation is used nationwide in the most eminent colleges and universities in America, from Columbia to Stanford.
HistoryCivilizationLiterary CollectionsEuropeanSocial ScienceWomen's Studies
RELEASED1998
PUBLISHERW.W. Norton for Persea Books
LENGTH348
LANGUAGEEN
Italian poet and court writer for King Charles VI of France and several French dukes.
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