The Book of the City of Ladies
by Christine de Pizan
Taste attributes: historicaldocumentaryslowfresh & originalheavyintricatelinearemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthsocial commentary
Boxlist takeExpect an inventive, slow-paced non-fiction book, heavy rather than light. Best if you like patience over pace.
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Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
Digitized multimedia presentation of the book entitled La ciudad de las damas. Contains a digitized version of the book, a bibliography, biography of the author, and criticism and interpretation of her work. Also includes a collection of digitized images of colored plates, accompanied by text. These plates are from two manuscripts held at the British Library in London.
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- Author
- Christine de Pizan
- Published
- 1405
- Pages
- 283
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- Open Library
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