Book of the body politic

• Verfasst von: Christine <de Pisan> [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Book of the body politic
• Mitwirkende: Kennedy, Angus J. [HerausgeberIn]
• Werktitel: Livre du corps de policie
• Verf.angabe: Christine de Pizan ; edited and translated by Angus J. Kennedy
• Verlagsort: New York ; Toronto
• Verlag: Iter Press
• Jahr: 2021
• Umfang: ix, 214 Seiten
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe: The Toronto Series ; 86
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 978-1-64959-051-0
• Schlagwörter: (t)Christine <de Pisan> / Le livre du corps de policie / (s)Edition / (s)Übersetzung / (s)Englisch
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Book of the body politic. - New York : Iter Press, 2021 |(DLC)2021028595
• K10plus-PPN: 1763809951

Abstract

Introduction -- Christine de Pizan and The Other Voice -- Christine's Life and Works -- Manuscripts and Date of Composition -- Analysis of the Text -- Historical Context -- The Sources and Their Integration -- Afterlife -- Note on the Translation -- Book of the Body Politic -- Part 1 -- Part 2 -- Part 3 -- Concordance -- Bibliography -- Manuscripts -- Catalogues -- Dictionaries -- Bibliographies -- Texts A: Christine de Pizan -- Texts B: Other Texts -- Critical Studies -- Annotated Index of Proper Names and Titles.

Abstract

"Christine de Pizan's 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 Body Politic resounds still today, urging the need for probity in public life and the importance of responsibilities as well as rights"--