{"product_id":"the-allegory-of-female-authority-christine-de-pizans-cite-des-dames-paperback","title":"The Allegory of Female Authority: Christine de Pizan's Cité Des Dames - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaureen Quilligan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first professional female writer, Christine de Pizan (1363-1431) was widowed at age twenty-five and supported herself and her family by enlisting powerful patrons for her poetry. Her Livre de la Cit  des Dames (1405) is the earliest European work on women's history by a woman. An allegorical poem that revises masculine traditions, it asserts and defends the authority of women in general and of its author in particular. In this generously illustrated book, Maureen Quilligan provides a persuasive and penetrating interpretation of the Cit .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaureen Quilligan is Howard E. and Judith Steinberg Professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Allegory of Female Authority: Christine de Pizan's Cité des Dames\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 26, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47451624767666,"sku":"9780801497889","price":95.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/7018d99baf47c31c7ed45446d290827d.webp?v=1778798337","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-allegory-of-female-authority-christine-de-pizans-cite-des-dames-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}