The Treasure of the City of Ladies, or The Book of Three Virtues
By (author): "Sarah Lawson, Christine de Pizan"
Publish Date:
1405
ISBN014044453X
ISBN139780140444537
AsinThe Treasure of the City of Ladies, or The Book of Three Virtues
Christine de Pisan's writing is a valuable counterbalance to most of the rest of our evidence of medieval life which was written by men. She addresses all women, from those at the royal court to prostitutes, painting a vivid picture of their lives in fine detail-and often in a dryly amusing way. Her tone is moral, but also down to earth. A woman's position, as Christine herself knew, was hardly secure.