The Book of the City of Ladies and Other Writings
Christine De Pizan
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
Imprint: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
Published: 05/2024
Print ISBN: 9781624667589
eBook ISBN: 9781624667589
DESCRIPTION
"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 fifteenth-century contemporaries. The editors provide a rich historical and philosophical context that will be very useful to both students and scholars of the history of political ideas. The translations themselves gracefully navigate the fine line between accuracy and readability with considerable charm. Rounding out this portrait of the turmoil of fifteenth-century France, the volume is enriched by excerpts from other works, Christine's Vision, the Book of the Body Politic, and the Lamentation on France's Ills." --Kate Forhan, Emeritus, Siena College
CONTENTS:
Introduction
A Note on Translating the Book of the City of Ladies
Christine de Pizan: Her works, Her Times
Suggestions for Further Reading
From Christine's Vision (1405)
The Book of the City of Ladies (1404-1405)
From The Book of the Body Politic (1404-1407)
From Lamentation on France's Ills (1410)
Index
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