The Book of the Body Politic - Couverture rigide

Pizan, Christine De

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0521410509 ISBN 13 : 9780521410502

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1994

Synopsis

Medieval social/political theory from Christine de Pizan, France's first female professional writer.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521410509
• ISBN 13: 9780521410502
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 157
• Éditeur: Forhan Kate Langdon
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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