Author:
Christine, de Pisan, approximately 1364-approximately 1431, author.
ImprintNew York : Iter Press, 2021.
Imprint2021
Descriptionx, 214 pages : genealogical table ; 23 cm.
Note:Introduction -- Christine de Pizan and The Other Voice -- Christine's Life and Works -- Manuscripts and Date of Composition -- Analysis of the Text -- Historical Context -- The Sources and Their Integration -- Afterlife -- Note on the Translation -- Book of the Body Politic -- Part 1 -- Part 2 -- Part 3 -- Concordance -- Bibliography -- Manuscripts -- Catalogues -- Dictionaries -- Bibliographies -- Texts A: Christine de Pizan -- Texts B: Other Texts -- Critical Studies -- Annotated Index of Proper Names and Titles.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-196) and index.
Note:"Christine de Pizan's Body Politic (1406-1407) is the first political treatise to have been written not just by a woman, but by a woman capable of holding her own in a normally male domain. It advises not just the prince, as was traditional, but also nobles, knights, and the common people, promoting the ideals of interdependence and social responsibility. Rooted in the mind-set of medieval Christendom, it heralds the humanism of the Renaissance, highlighting classical culture and Roman civic virtues. The Body Politic resounds still today, urging the need for probity in public life and the importance of responsibilities as well as rights."-- Provided by publisher.
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