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Christine de Pizan
Book List in Order: 6 titles
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The Book of the Path of Long Learning
- Jul-2018
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Christine de Pizan (1364-1430) is considered France's first professional author. The Book of the Path of Long Learning is a dream allegory, in which the author undertakes a journey with the Cumaean Sibyl across the earth and through the Celestial sph...
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The Book of the City of Ladies and Other Writings
- Sep-2018
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"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 philosop...
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The Book of the City of Ladies
A fascinating insight into the debates and controversies about the position of women in medieval culture, written by France's first professional woman of letters
The pioneering Book of the City of Ladies begins when, feeling frustrated and mis... -
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The Selected Writings of Christine de Pizan
"Criticism" collects seven important interpretations of the literary and historical aspects of Christine s work, by Jacqueline Cerquiglini, Beatrice Gottlieb, Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski, Sheila Delany, Patricia A. Phillippy, Joel Blanchard, and Kevin...
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The Treasure of the City of Ladies
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 medieval society, from royal courtiers to prostitutes. It paints an intricate picture of ...