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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 Cite 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 Cite.

Author Biography:

Maureen Quilligan is Howard E. and Judith Steinberg Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of The Allegory of Female Authority: Christine de Pizan's Cité des Dames.
Release date NZ
February 26th, 1992
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Illustrations
50 Halftones, black and white; 26 Illustrations, black and white
Pages
312
Dimensions
152x229x21
ISBN-13
9780801497889
Product ID
1821518

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