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Translated and with an introduction and notes by Rosalind Brown-Grant. Christine de Pizan (c.1364-1430) was France's first professional woman of letters. Her pioneering 'Book of the City of Ladies' begins when, feeling frustrated and miserable after reading a male writer's tirade against women, Christine 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.

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Author

Christine de Pizan, Rosalind Brown-Grant (transl.)

Publisher

Penguin Books, Limited

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9780141907581

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Romance, History

Rating

3.75 / 5 (150 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13