A Medieval Woman's Mirror of Honor: The Treasury of the City of Ladies
, by Cosman, Madeleine Pelner; Pizan, Christine de; Willard, Charity Cannon; Willard, Charity CannonNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780892551354 | 0892551356
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 5/17/2001
This is the sequel to the classic Book of the City of Ladies. A medieval instruction book for women of all classes -- from peasant to princess -- it provides a firsthand glimpse into how women of the Middle Ages lived.
Christine de Pizan (1364-1429?) was France's first professional woman of letters. She wrote more than twenty distinguished works, most concerning the political life of France or the defense of women. Her Book of the City of Ladies has attained the stature of a world classic Charity Cannon Willard is widely acknowledged as the foremost scholar of Christine de Pizan. She is the author of Christine de Pizan: Her Life and Works and the editor of Selected Writings of Christine de Pizan Madeleine Pelner Cosman is Director of the Institute for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at City College, City University of New York and the author of many books on medieval culture, medicine, and law
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Christine de Pizan's Well-Tempered Feminism An Essay | 11 | (16) | |||
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Christine de Pizan's Advice to Women An Essay | 27 | (20) | |||
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A Note on the Text | 47 | (2) | |||
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BOOK I | 69 | (80) | |||
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BOOK II | 149 | (36) | |||
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BOOK III | 185 | (42) | |||
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Glossary | 227 | (34) | |||
Bibliography | 261 |
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