The Book of the City of Ladies
Author(s): Natalie Zemon Davis; Earl Jeffrey Richards; Christine De Pizan
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.
Product Information
General Fields
- :
- : W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
- : W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
- : 0.371946
- : 01 June 1998
- : 203mm X 134mm X 22mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : 282
- : Revised edition
- : Paperback
- : Natalie Zemon Davis; Earl Jeffrey Richards; Christine De Pizan