Christine de Pizan
Born
in Venice, Italy
November 30, 1362
Died
November 26, 1433
The Book of the City of Ladies
46 editions
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1405
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The Treasure of the City of Ladies
by
40 editions
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1405
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The Book of Deeds of Arms and of Chivalry
by
17 editions
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1401
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The Selected Writings of Christine de Pizan
by
5 editions
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1997
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Cent ballades d'amant et de dame
by
7 editions
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1982
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The Book of the Duke of True Lovers (For Netherlandic Studies; 4)
70 editions
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1405
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The Book of the Body Politic
by
11 editions
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1405
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The Writings of Christine de Pizan
by
8 editions
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1993
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Le chemin de longue étude
12 editions
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1999
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Le Débat Sur Le Roman De La Rose
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1401
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“Those who plead their cause in the absence of an opponent can invent to their heart's content, can pontificate without taking into account the opposite point of view and keep the best arguments for themselves, for aggressors are always quick to attack those who have no means of defence.”
― Der Sendbrief vom Liebesgott / The Letter of the God of Love
― Der Sendbrief vom Liebesgott / The Letter of the God of Love
“Yet if women are so flighty, fickle, changeable, susceptible, and inconstant (as some clerks would have us believe), why is it that their suitors have to resort to such trickery to have their way with them? And why don't women quickly succumb to them, without the need for all this skill and ingenuity in conquering them? For there is no need to go to war for a castle that is already captured. (...)
Therefore, since itisnecessary to call on such skill, ingenuity, and effort in order to seduce a woman, whether of high or humble birth, the logical conclusion to draw is that women are by no means as fickle as some men claim, or as easily influenced in their behaviour. And if anyone tells me that books are full of women like these, it is this very reply, frequently given, which causes me to complain. My response is that women did not write these books nor include the material which attacks them and their morals. Those who plead their cause in the absence of an opponent can invent to their heart's content, can pontificate without taking into account the opposite point of view and keep the best arguments for themselves, for aggressors are always quick to attack those who have no means of defence. But if women had written these books, I know full well the subject would have been handled differently. They know that they stand wrongfully accused, and that the cake has not been divided up equally, for the strongest take the lion's share, and the one who does the sharing out keeps the biggest portion for himself.”
― Der Sendbrief vom Liebesgott / The Letter of the God of Love
Therefore, since itisnecessary to call on such skill, ingenuity, and effort in order to seduce a woman, whether of high or humble birth, the logical conclusion to draw is that women are by no means as fickle as some men claim, or as easily influenced in their behaviour. And if anyone tells me that books are full of women like these, it is this very reply, frequently given, which causes me to complain. My response is that women did not write these books nor include the material which attacks them and their morals. Those who plead their cause in the absence of an opponent can invent to their heart's content, can pontificate without taking into account the opposite point of view and keep the best arguments for themselves, for aggressors are always quick to attack those who have no means of defence. But if women had written these books, I know full well the subject would have been handled differently. They know that they stand wrongfully accused, and that the cake has not been divided up equally, for the strongest take the lion's share, and the one who does the sharing out keeps the biggest portion for himself.”
― Der Sendbrief vom Liebesgott / The Letter of the God of Love
“Ah, child and youth, if you knew the bliss which resides in the taste of knowledge, and the evil and ugliness that lies in ignorance, how well you are advised to not complain of the pain and labor of learning.”
― The Treasure of the City of Ladies
― The Treasure of the City of Ladies
Polls
August 2017 Old School Classic Poll
The Last of the MohicansbyJames Fenimore Cooper1826, 410 pages
56 votes,
18.1%
Jude the ObscurebyThomas Hardy1895, 310 pages
53 votes,
17.1%
Henry VIIIbyWilliam Shakespeare1613, 352 pages
40 votes,
12.9%
The Red Badge of CouragebyStephen Crane1895, 170 pages
30 votes,
9.7%
PinocchiobyCarlo Collodi1883, 262 pages
27 votes,
8.7%
Les Liaisons dangereusesbyPierre-Ambroise Choderlos de Laclos1782, 448 pages
20 votes,
6.5%
A Vindication of the Rights of WomanbyMary Wollstonecraft1790, 269 pages
19 votes,
6.1%
The Sagas of IcelandersbyJane Smiley1200, 782 pages
17 votes,
5.5%
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, GentlemanbyLaurence Sterne1767, 784 pages
16 votes,
5.2%
Flatland: A Romance of Many DimensionsbyEdwin A. Abbott1884, 96 pages
11 votes,
3.5%
The AnalectsbyConfucius-476, 249 pages
9 votes,
2.9%
MysteriesbyKnut Hamsun1892, 348 pages
7 votes,
2.3%
The Book of the City of LadiesbyChristine de Pizan1405, 282 pages
5 votes,
1.6%
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