{"product_id":"the-book-of-the-city-of-ladies-paperback","title":"The Book of the City of Ladies - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristine de Pizan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRosalind Brown-Grant\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eRosalind Brown-Grant\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating insight into the debates and controversies about the position of women in medieval culture, written by France's first professional woman of letters\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe pioneering \u003ci\u003eBook of the City of Ladies\u003c\/i\u003e begins when, feeling frustrated and miserable after reading a male writer's tirade against women, Christine de Pizan has a dreamlike vision where three virtues--Reason, Rectitude and Justice--appear to correct this view. They instruct her to build an allegorical city in which womankind can be defended against slander, its walls and towers constructed from examples of female achievement both from her own day and the past: ranging from warriors, inventors and scholars to prophetesses, artists and saints. Christine de Pizan's spirited defence of her sex was unique for its direct confrontation of the misogyny of her day, and offers a telling insight into the position of women in medieval culture. \u003ci\u003eThe Book of the City of Ladies\u003c\/i\u003e provides positive images of women, ranging from warriors and inventors, scholars to prophetesses, and artists to saints. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristine de Pizan\u003c\/b\u003e (c.1364-1430) was France's first professional woman of letters and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of the City of Ladies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753859842336,"sku":"9780140446890","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e83ca8938be04638748ef7b9fed85ae8.webp?v=1780028460","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-book-of-the-city-of-ladies-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}