Title The book of the city of ladies / Christine de Pizan ; translated by Earl Jeffrey Richards ; foreword by Marina Warner.

Publication Info.	New York : Persea Books, [1982]
	©1982

Copies

Location	Call No.	Status
University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location	848 P673B	Check Shelf

Edition	1st ed.
Description	li, 281 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note	Translation of: Le livre de la cité des dames.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary	Written in 1405. The story opens with Christine wondering why so many great philosophers, orators, and poets consistently malign women in their works. She wonders how their claims could be true when compared to the natural behavior and character of women. Three celestial ladies appear before her. They explain that they have come to explain the causes of anti-feminism and to reveal womankind's true nature. They will also help her build a fortified city, an ideal city, in which all noble women of the past, present, and future can live undisturbed.
Subject	Imaginary conversations.
	Women -- History -- Early works to 1800.
	Women -- Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800.
	Feminism -- Early works to 1800.
	Feminism. (OCoLC)fst00922671
	Imaginary conversations. (OCoLC)fst00967561
	Women. (OCoLC)fst01176568
	Women -- Conduct of life. (OCoLC)fst01176610
Genre/Form	Early works. (OCoLC)fst01411636
	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Added Title	Livre de la cité des dames. English
Other Form:	Online version: Christine, de Pisan, approximately 1364-approximately 1431. Livre de la cité des dames. English. Book of the city of ladies. 1st ed. New York : Persea Books, ©1982 (OCoLC)558551216
ISBN	0892550619
	9780892550616
	089255066X (pbk.)
	9780892550661 (pbk.)

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