| Author/Contributor(s): | De Pizan, Christine ; Richards, Earl J ; Christine |
| Publisher: | Persea Books |
| Date: | 12/01/1982 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | USED – Very good. An unmarked copy with tight binding and some moderate shelf wear. |
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Written in 1405, The Book of the City of Ladies is a history of Western civilization from the point of view of women. Christine de Pizan, the author of this remarkable volume, is considered France's first woman of letters. She wrote more than twenty distinguished works, nearly all concerned with two themes: the political life of her country and the defense of her sex. The Book of the City of Ladies stands as her most eloquent argument in behalf of women. It is the first work by a woman in praise of women, and sets as its goal the restoration of women as the moral and intellectual equals of men.