The Book of the City of Ladies
New York: Persea Books, 1982. first edition. hardcover. 8vo 281pp. Translated by Earl Jeffrey Richards, Foreword by Marina Warner. from front flap: ". . .The Book of the City of Ladies, written in 1405, is Christine's most eloquent argument on behalf of women. When the book opens, she is sitting in her study, wondering why so many great philosophers, orators, and poets consistently malign women in their works, although she herself cannot "see or realize how their claims could be true when compared to the. natural behavior and character of women." However, these learned men must be right, she concludes. And she prays, "Alas, God, why did you not let me be born in the world as a man. . . so that I would not stray in anything and would be as perfect as man is said to be?" Of course, she is playing the devil's advocate." Book VG+: name FFEP, else clean, unmarked, tight binding / DJ VG: mild age toning, NOT clipped. Item #2376
ISBN: 0892550619
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Price: $16.00