The Writings of Christine de Pizan

The Writings of Christine de Pizan
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A compilation of the great 15th century French writer, Christine de Pizan's most important works rendered into English by major scholars and translators. With an introduction by the foremost authority on de Pizan, Charity Cannon Willard. Â
Christine de Pizan, Franceâ€™s first woman of letters, is widely known for her classic Book of the City of Ladies (Persea, 1982), but very few of her many other distinguished works have been translated into English. The Writings of Christine de Pizan offers lengthy excerpts of nearly all of Christineâ€™s works, in authoritative and gracious translations. Among the writings are Christineâ€™s autobiography; lyric and allegorical poetry; the official biography of King Charles V; writings on women, warfare, politics, love, and the human condition; writings from the famous Quarrel of the Rose; The Book of the City of Ladies; The Treasury of the City of Ladies; The Book of the Duke of True Lovers; and Christineâ€™s triumphant poem on Joan of Arc. Edited and with an introduction by the foremost authority on Christineâ€™s work, Charity Cannon Willard, who sets the writings in historical, biographical, and literary context.
Country USA
Brand W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer Persea
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 1994-01-17
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780892551880

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