Christine de Pizan was born in Venice and raised in Paris at the court of Charles V of France. Widowed at the age of twenty-five, she turned to writing as a source of comfort and income, and went on to produce a remarkable series of books, including poetry, politics, chivalry, warfare, religion and philosophy. She is considered to be France's first female professional writer. This was the first translation into modern English of Christine de Pizan's major political work, The Book of the Body Politic. Written during the Hundred Years' War, it discusses the education and behaviour appropriate for princes, nobility and common people, so that all classes can understand their responsibilities towards society as a whole. A product of a time of civil unrest, The Book of the Body Politic offers a medieval political theory of interdependence and social responsibility from the perspective of an educated woman.
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The first translation into modern English of Christine de Pizan's major political work, The Book of the Body Politic. Written during the Hundred Years' War by France's first female professional writer, it provides a fascinating view of society and politics from the perspective of an educated woman.
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Introduction; Note on the text; Principal events in Christine de Pizan's life; Bibliography; The Book of the Body Politic; Part 1. On Princes: Part 2. On Nobles and Knights: Part 3. On the Common People: Glossary.
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Medieval social/political theory from Christine de Pizan, France's first female professional writer.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780521422598
Publisert
1994-09-15
Utgiver
Vendor
Cambridge University Press
Vekt
230 gr
Høyde
213 mm
Bredde
137 mm
Dybde
15 mm
Aldersnivå
05, 06, U, P
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
162
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