| The Book of the City of Ladies Contributor(s): de Pizan, Christine (Author), Richards, Earl Jeffrey (Translator), Davis, Natalie Zemon (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0892553731 ISBN-13: 9780892553730 Publisher: Persea Books OUR PRICE: $37.05 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | European - General - Social Science | Women's Studies - History | Civilization |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.30 lbs) 348 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |