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PT 1: REVAMP: Christine de Pizan, The Book of the City of Ladies
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Episode 2: The Book of the City of Ladies:
Written by Christine de Pizan - 1405
Excerpts read by: Leanne Woodward: https://www.leannenarrates.com
Two translations of The Book of the City of Ladies were used to create this episode:
The excerpt is from the Penguin 1999 edition, translated by Rosalind Brown-Grant
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/352/35288/the-book-of-the-city-of-ladies/9780141907581.html
My notes, and the blog posts were based on the translation by Earl Jeffrey Richards published by Persea Books in 1998
https://www.perseabooks.com/the-book-of-the-city-of-ladies
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Christine de Pisan: Christine de Pisan, (born 1364, Venice [Italy]—died c. 1430), prolific and versatile French poet and author whose diverse writings include numerous poems of courtly love, a biography of Charles V of France, and several works championing women.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Christine-de-Pisan
The British Library has a digitized copy of The Book of the City of Ladies, illuminated by Christine de Pizan. https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/the-book-of-the-city-of-ladies
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