The Book of the Body Politic - Couverture souple

Pizan, Kate

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521422590 ISBN 13 : 9780521422598

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

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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.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0521422590
• ISBN 13: 9780521422598
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 162