{"product_id":"declamation-on-the-nobility-and-preeminence-of-the-female-sex-paperback","title":"Declamation on the Nobility and Preeminence of the Female Sex - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHenricus Cornelius Agrippa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1529, the \u003ci\u003eDeclamation on the Preeminence and Nobility of the Female Sex\u003c\/i\u003e argues that women are more than equal to men in all things that really matter, including the public spheres from which they had long been excluded. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rather than directly refuting prevailing wisdom, Agrippa uses women's superiority as a rhetorical device and overturns the misogynistic interpretations of the female body in Greek medicine, in the Bible, in Roman and canon law, in theology and moral philosophy, and in politics. He raised the question of why women were excluded and provided answers based not on sex but on social conditioning, education, and the prejudices of their more powerful oppressors. His declamation, disseminated through the printing press, illustrated the power of that new medium, soon to be used to generate a larger reformation of religion.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1529, the Declamation of the Nobility and Preeminence of the Female Sex argues that women are more than equal to men in all things that really matter, including the public spheres from which they had long been excluded. Rather than directly refuting prevailing wisdom, Agrippa uses women's superiority as a rhetorical device and overturns the misogynistic interpretations of the female body in Greek medicine, in the Bible, in Roman and canon law, in theology and moral philosophy, and in politics. He raises the question of why women were excluded and provides answers based not on sex but on social conditioning, education, and the prejudices of their more powerful oppressors. His declamation, disseminated through the printing press, illustrates the power of that new medium, soon to be used to generate a larger reformation of religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMargaret L. King\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eAlbert Rabil Jr.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eedit the Other Voice in Early Modern Europe series for the University of Chicago Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 142\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 8.95 x 5.97 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47454528864434,"sku":"9780226010595","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/5e6c44f7bcc7b2c350c73a80f1433423.webp?v=1778853577","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/declamation-on-the-nobility-and-preeminence-of-the-female-sex-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}