The book of the body politic
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The book of the body politic
（Cambridge texts in the history of political thought）
Cambridge University Press, 1994
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- : pbk
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Livre du corps de policie
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Christine de Pizan was born in Venice and raised in Paris at the court of Charles V of France. Widowed at the age of twenty-five, she turned to writing as a source of comfort and income, and went on to produce a remarkable series of books, including poetry, politics, chivalry, warfare, religion and philosophy. She is considered to be France's first female professional writer. This was the first translation into modern English of Christine de Pizan's major political work, The Book of the Body Politic. Written during the Hundred Years' War, it discusses the education and behaviour appropriate for princes, nobility and common people, so that all classes can understand their responsibilities towards society as a whole. A product of a time of civil unrest, The Book of the Body Politic offers a medieval political theory of interdependence and social responsibility from the perspective of an educated woman.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Note on the text
- Principal events in Christine de Pizan's life
- Bibliography
- The Book of the Body Politic
- Part 1. On Princes: Part 2. On Nobles and Knights: Part 3. On the Common People: Glossary.
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