The Book of Peace
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...
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| description | 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 felt that Louis had the political and social influence to fill a void left by years of incompetent leadership. Drawing in equal parts from the Bible and from classical ethical theory, the Livre de paix was revolutionary in its timing, viewpoint, and content. This volume, edited by Karen Green, Constant J. Mews, and Janice Pinder, boasts the first full English translation of Pizan’s work along with the original French text. The editors also place the Livre de paix in historical context, provide a brief biography of Pizan, and offer insight into the translation process. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1585532025-04-18T04:02:21Z The Book of Peace Green, Karen Mews, Constant J. Pinder, Janice Literature: history and criticism Christian life and practice European history: medieval period, middle ages Social and political philosophy Peace studies and conflict resolution 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 felt that Louis had the political and social influence to fill a void left by years of incompetent leadership. Drawing in equal parts from the Bible and from classical ethical theory, the Livre de paix was revolutionary in its timing, viewpoint, and content. This volume, edited by Karen Green, Constant J. Mews, and Janice Pinder, boasts the first full English translation of Pizan’s work along with the original French text. The editors also place the Livre de paix in historical context, provide a brief biography of Pizan, and offer insight into the translation process. 2025-04-18T04:02:20Z 2025-04-18T04:02:20Z 2025-04-17T09:47:44Z 2008 book ONIX_20250417_9780271056562_15 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/100905 9780271056562 9780271033969 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/158553 eng Penn State Romance Studies open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/100905/1/9780271056562.pdf Penn State University Press Penn State University Press e4e05b94-0f85-49a1-ba66-543b1dd40087 Penn State University 25eaec65-b556-4602-ba6d-ed286e74dde5 9780271056562 9780271033969 Penn State University Press 360 University Park [...] open access |
| spellingShingle | Literature: history and criticism Christian life and practice European history: medieval period, middle ages Social and political philosophy Peace studies and conflict resolution The Book of Peace |
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| topic | Literature: history and criticism Christian life and practice European history: medieval period, middle ages Social and political philosophy Peace studies and conflict resolution |
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