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The God of love's letter and The tale of the rose : a bilingual edition / Christine de Pizan ; edited and translated by Thelma S. Fenster, Christine Reno.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Christine, de Pisan, approximately 1364-approximately 1431, author.
- Series:
- The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe: the Toronto
- The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe: the Toronto ; v.79
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--Poetry.
- Women.
- Cupid (Roman deity)--Poetry.
- Cupid.
- Genre:
- Poetry.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (235 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto, Ontario : Iter Press, [2021]
- Language Note:
- Poems in Middle French and facing English translation, with introduction and notes in English.
- Summary:
- "Critical editions and translations of two early works by the French proto-feminist author Christine de Pizan addressing the misogynist ideology of the Roman de la Rose and other writings, with a translation of a related Latin work by the contemporary theologian Jean Gerson"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Series Page
- Dedication
- Title Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Christine de Pizan and the Other Voice
- Background: The Roman de la Rose
- Pushing Back 1: The Epistre au dieu d'Amours
- Pushing Back 2: The Debate of the Roman de la Rose: Voices Carry
- "Qui sont fames?" Who Are Women?
- "Par droite condicion et inclinacion naturelle" Through [Their] Rightful Condition and Natural Inclination
- Inclinacions
- Condicions
- Meurs
- The Intellectual Life of the Laity and the Place of the Epistre
- The Dit de la Rose and Chivalric Orders
- Manuscripts
- Versification
- Presentation of French Texts
- Note on the Translations
- L'Epistre au dieu d'Amours / The God of Love's Letter
- Rejected Readings and Variants to the French Edition
- Notes
- Le Dit de la Rose / The Tale of the Rose
- Jean Gerson, A Poem on Man and Woman, translation, introduction, and note by Thomas O'Donnell
- Bibliography
- Index of Proper Nouns and Selected Topics in The God of Love's Letter
- Index of Proper Nouns and Selected Topics in The Tale of the Rose
- Series Titles.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-64959-007-5
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