The Treasure of the City of the Ladies Or, the Book of Three Virtues |
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| Author:
| De Pisan, Christine |
| Introduction by:
| Lawson, Sarah |
| Translator:
| Lawson, Sarah |
| Series title: | Classics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-14-044453-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1985 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $12.95 |
Book Description:
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Christine de Pisan's writing is a valuable counterbalance to most of the rest of our evidence of medieval life which was written by men. She addresses all women, from those at the royal court to prostitutes, painting a vivid picture of their lives in fine detail-and often in a dryly amusing way. Her tone is moral, but also down to earth. A woman's position, as Christine herself knew, was hardly secure.
Christine de Pisan's writing is a valuable counterbalance to most of the rest of our evidence of medieval life which was written by men. She addresses all women, from those at the royal court to prostitutes, painting a vivid picture of their lives in fine detail-and often in a dryly amusing way. Her tone is moral, but also down to earth. A woman's position, as Christine herself knew, was hardly secure.