The Allegory of Female Authority: Christine de Pizan's "Cité

The Allegory of Female Authority: Christine de Pizan's "Cité des Dames"
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The first professional female writer, Christine de Pizan (1363-1431) was widowed at age twenty-five and supported herself and her family by enlisting powerful patrons for her poetry. Her Livre de la CitÃ© des Dames (1405) is the earliest European work on women's history by a woman. An allegorical poem that revises masculine traditions, it asserts and defends the authority of women in general and of its author in particular. In this generously illustrated book, Maureen Quilligan provides a persuasive and penetrating interpretation of the CitÃ©.
Country USA
Brand Cornell University Press
Manufacturer Cornell University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 41 black and white illustrations
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780801497889
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Cornell University Press
Manufacturer	Cornell University Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	41 black and white illustrations
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780801497889
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Allegory of Female Authority: Christine de Pizan's "Cité des Dames"