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Pages: 468
Pages: 468
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999-06-09 - Publisher: Penguin UK
Christine de Pizan (c.1364-1430) was France's first professional woman of letters. Her pioneering Book of the City of Ladies begins when, feeling frustrated and
Language: en
Pages: 262
Pages: 262
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-10-30 - Publisher: Penguin UK
Written by Europe’s first professional woman writer, The Treasure of the City of Ladies offers advice and guidance to women of all ages and from all levels of
Language: en
Pages: 330
Pages: 330
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-09-15 - Publisher: Hackett Publishing
"Fresh, accurate, and engaging, this new translation of the Book of the City of Ladies helps us to understand what made Christine de Pizan so popular with her f
Language: en
Pages: 348
Pages: 348
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998-06-01 - Publisher: Persea Books
In dialogues with three celestial ladies, Reason, Rectitude, and Justice, Christine de Pizan (1365-ca. 1429) builds an allegorical fortified city for women usin
Language: en
Pages: 105
Pages: 105
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-05-30 - Publisher: Penguin
A fascinating insight into the debates and controversies about the position of women in medieval culture, written by France's first professional woman of letter
