It was this misogynist consensus that Christine de Pizan (c. 1364–1430), France’s first professional woman of letters, confronted head-on in the City of Ladies. Here, with the help of Reason, Rectitude and Justice, Christine constructs an allegorical city in which to defend womankind, using examples of female virtue and achievement both from the past and her own day as the stones with which to build the city’s walls and towers.
A key text in the history of feminism, the City of Ladies not only provides powerful positive images of women, ranging from warriors, inventors and scholars to prophetesses, artists and saints, but also offers a fascinating insight into the debates and controversies about the position of women in medieval culture. In her Introduction to this new translation for Penguin Classics, Rosalind Brown-Grant sets the work within its historical and intellectual context.
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It was this misogynist consensus that Christine de Pizan (c. 1364–1430), France’s first professional woman of letters, confronted head-on in the City of Ladies. Here, with the help of Reason, Rectitude and Justice, Christine constructs an allegorical city in which to defend womankind, using examples of female virtue and achievement both from the past and her own day as the stones with which to build the city’s walls and towers.
A key text in the history of feminism, the City of Ladies not only provides powerful positive images of women, ranging from warriors, inventors and scholars to prophetesses, artists and saints, but also offers a fascinating insight into the debates and controversies about the position of women in medieval culture. In her Introduction to this new translation for Penguin Classics, Rosalind Brown-Grant sets the work within its historical and intellectual context.
Imprint | Penguin Classics |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | June 1999 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 2000 |
Authors | Christine |
Translators | Rosalind Brown-Grant |
Introduction by | Rosalind Brown-Grant |
Notes by | Rosalind Brown-Grant |
Dimensions | 198 x 130 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - B-format |
Pages | 283 |
Edition | Revised |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-14-044689-0 |
Barcode | 9780140446890 |
Subtitles | value |
Categories | |
LSN | 0-14-044689-3 |