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Record Number:
45746
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Christine de Pizan and Angus J. Kennedy
Contributor(s):
Title:
Book of the Body Politic
Source:
Book of the Body Politic.Angus J. Kennedy, translator Edited by Angus J. Kennedy. Iter Press, 2021. Pages 55 - 149.
Description:
Christine de Pizan's
Book of the Body Politic
(1406-1407) is the first political treatise to have been written not just by a woman, but by a woman capable of holding her own in a normally male domain. It advises not just the prince, as was traditional, but also nobles, knights, and the common people, promoting the ideals of interdependence and social responsibility. Rooted in the mind-set of medieval Christendom, it heralds the humanism of the Renaissance, highlighting classical culture and Roman civic virtues. The
Book of the Body Politic
resounds still today, urging the need for probity in public life and the importance of responsibilities as well as rights.— [Reproduced from the publisher's website:
https://www.itergateway.org/resources/Book-of-the-Body-Politic
]
Article Type:
Translation
Subject
(See Also)
:
Body Politic
Christine de Pizan, Poet- Livre du Corps de Policie
Politics
Award Note:
Feminae Translation of the Month, October 2022
Geographic Area:
France
Century:
15
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Author's Affiliation:
University of Glasgow [Emeritus Professor]
Conference Info:
- , -
Year of Publication:
2021.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
9781649590510 (hbk); 9781649590527 (ebk)