The Book of the City of Ladies
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0892550619
ISBN 13
9780892550616
Category
Publication Year
1982
Publisher
Pages
281
Description
"Astonishing, original....an early chapter in women's revisionary history [that] offers true eloquence resurrected from the silence of the past."―The New York Times Book Review 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. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
