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Originally published in 1984, the three epistolary works of
Christine de Pizan, alongside their translation. They are all
personal documents from a woman who gave spiritual advice as well
as an insight into the real workings of her society.
Originally published in 1984, the three epistolary works of
Christine de Pizan, alongside their translation. They are all
personal documents from a woman who gave spiritual advice as well
as an insight into the real workings of her society.
This is the first translation into modern English of Christine de Pizan's major political work, The Book of the Body Politic (c. 1407). Written during the Hundred Years' War by France's first female professional writer, it discusses the education and behavior appropriate for princes, nobility and common people, so that all classes can understand their responsibilities toward society as a whole. The product of a time of unrest and disorder, the book provides a fascinating view of politics from the perspective of an educated woman.
This Norton Critical Edition presents selections from eighteen of
Christine s major works in fresh, contemporary translations. Each
text is fully annotated and is accompanied by an introduction
placing it in the context of Christine s oeuvre and tracing the
literary developments and the historical situation of the period.
The Book of Fortune s Transformation and The Book of the City of
Ladies include manuscript illuminations. "Criticism" collects seven
important interpretations of the literary and historical aspects of
Christine s work, by Jacqueline Cerquiglini, Beatrice Gottlieb,
Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski, Sheila Delany, Patricia A. Phillippy,
Joel Blanchard, and Kevin Brownlee. A Selected Bibliography is
included."
The first political treatise written by a woman. Christine de
Pizan's The Book of the Body Politic is the first political
treatise written by a woman. It not only advises the prince, but
nobles, knights, and common people as well. It promotes the ideals
of interdependence and social responsibility. Rooted in the mindset
of medieval Christendom, The Book of the Body Politic heralds the
humanism of the Renaissance, highlighting classical culture and
Roman civic virtues. This new edition and translation offers a
faithful rendering of Christine de Pizan's writing, as well as a
thorough contextualization of her career as a political writer at
the end of the Middle Ages in France. The Book of the Body Politic
resounds to this day, urging for the need for probity in public
life and the importance of responsibilities and rights.
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the
original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as
marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe
this work is culturally important, we have made it available as
part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting
the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions
that are true to the original work.
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the
original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as
marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe
this work is culturally important, we have made it available as
part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting
the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions
that are true to the original work.
The Ballads Rendered Into The Original Metres By Laurence Binyon
And Eric R. D. Maclagan.
The Ballads Rendered Into The Original Metres By Laurence Binyon
And Eric R. D. Maclagan.
Edited From A Manuscript In The Library Of The Marquis Of Bath By
George F. Warner.
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.
Othea's Letter to Hector, one of Christine de Pizan's most popular
works, is at the same time one of her most complex creations.
Combining a somewhat Sibylline verse text based on a mythological
figure with extensive citation of pagan sapiential authorities, the
Bible, and the Church Fathers, it showcases Christine's
extraordinary learning and her innovative approach to didacticism.
An appendix provides new insights on her skillful use of patristic
sources and creative command of Latin authors.
" Fresh, accurate, and engaging , this new translation of the Book
of the City of Ladies helps us to understand what made Christine de
Pizan so popular with her fifteenth-century contemporaries. The
editors provide a rich historical and philosophical context that
will be very useful to both students and scholars of the history of
political ideas. The translations themselves gracefully navigate
the fine line between accuracy and readability with considerable
charm. Rounding out this portrait of the turmoil of
fifteenth-century France, the volume is enriched by excerpts from
other works, Christine's Vision, the Book of the Body Politic, and
the Lamentation on France's Ills." -Kate Forhan, Emeritus, Siena
College CONTENTS: Introduction A Note on Translating the Book of
the City of Ladies Christine de Pizan: Her works, Her Times
Suggestions for Further Reading From Christine's Vision (1405) The
Book of the City of Ladies (1404--1405) From The Book of the Body
Politic (1404--1407) From Lamentation on France's Ills (1410) Index
In 1401, Christine de Pizan (1365-1430?), one of the most
renowned and prolific woman writers of the Middle Ages, wrote a
letter to the provost of Lille criticizing the highly popular and
widely read "Romance of the Rose" for its blatant and unwarranted
misogynistic depictions of women. The debate that ensued, over not
only the merits of the treatise but also of the place of women in
society, started Europe on the long path to gender parity. Pizan's
criticism sparked a continent-wide discussion of issues that is
still alive today in disputes about art and morality, especially
the civic responsibility of a writer or artist for the works he or
she produces.
In "Debate of the "Romance of the Rose,"" David Hult collects,
along with the debate documents themselves, letters, sermons, and
excerpts from other works of Pizan, including one from "City of
Ladies"--her major defense of women and their rights--that give
context to this debate. Here, Pizan's supporters and detractors are
heard alongside her own formidable, protofeminist voice. The
resulting volume affords a rare look at the way people read and
thought about literature in the period immediately preceding the
era of print.
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