Ebook: The treasure of the city of ladies, or, The book of the three virtues: Translated with an Introduction
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Year: 1985
- Publisher: Penguin
- City: Harmondsworth, Middlesex
- Language: English
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Christine de Pisan's writing is a valuable counterbalance to most of the rest of our evidence of medieval life which was written by men. She addresses all women, from those at the royal court to prostitutes, painting a vivid picture of their lives in fine detail-and often in a dryly amusing way. Her tone is moral, but also down to earth. A woman's position, as Christine herself knew, was hardly secure.
Translation of: Le livre des trois vertus
Translation of: Le livre des trois vertus
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