The Book of Peace: By Christine de Pizan

by Christine de Pizan

Book Overview

Christine de Pizan, one of the earliest known women authors, wrote the Livre de paix (Book of Peace) between 1412 and 1414, a period of severe corruption and civil unrest in her native France. The book offered Pizan a platform from which to expound her views on contemporary politics and to put forth a strict moral code to which she believed all governments should aspire. The text's intended recipient was the dauphin, Louis of Guyenne; Christine...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271033975
• ISBN13: 9780271033976
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"