The Book of Peace : : By Christine de Pizan /

The Book of Peace : : By Christine de Pizan / / ed. by Karen Green, Constant J. Mews, Janice Pinder.

Christine de Pizan, one of the earliest known women authors, wrote the Livre de paix (Book of Peace) between 1412 and 1414, a period of severe corruption and civil unrest in her native France. The book offered Pizan a platform from which to expound her views on contemporary politics and to put forth...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2014
MitwirkendeR:
Green, Karen,
Mews, Constant J.,
Pinder, Janice,
Van Hemelryck, Tania,
HerausgeberIn:
Green, Karen,
Mews, Constant J.,
Pinder, Janice,
Place / Publishing House:University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2016]
©2008
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:Penn State Romance Studies ; 5
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Physical Description:1 online resource (360 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Literary Sources of Le Livre de paix
  • Description of the Manuscripts
  • Note on the Text
  • The Book of Peace
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
  • Part 3
  • Le Livre de paix
  • Part 1
  • Part 2
  • Part 3
  • Appendix: Table of Sources
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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