The Book of the City of Ladies (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Christine de Pizan
- First Published: 1405
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Allegory
- Time of Work: Early fifteenth century
- Genres: Criticism, Nonfiction, Philosophy, History
- Subjects: Sexism, Gender roles, Paris, Women’s issues, Women, Ethics, Human behavior, Fifteenth century, Women’s rights, Middle Ages, Debates or debating
- Locales: Paris, France, City of Ladies (mythic)
Places Discussed
*Paris. France’s capital city and Christine’s home. Parisian society of her time is typically misogynist, or antifeminist at best, with its attitudes fed by religious, philosophical, and cultural arguments against the virtue and worthiness of women. Numerous examples of worthy women in Christine’s recitations derive from French history. This probably serves to support the traditio theory, whereby ancient Rome’s greatness was translated to Christian France.
Christine’s study. Surrounded by books on all kinds of subjects, while “solitary...
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