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Christine de Pizan's Letter of Othea to Hector - (Library of Medieval Women) by Jane Jane Chance (Paperback)
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- Christine de Pizan (1364-?
- Author(s): Jane Jane Chance
- 176 Pages
- Literary Criticism, Medieval
- Series Name: Library of Medieval Women
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Christine de Pizan (1364-?1430) was the first French woman poet to make her living by the pen, and the first female interpreter of classical myths; she held enormous power in the French court and influenced late medieval culture in France and in England in a number of ways. The Letter of Othea to Hector, her most popular work, is a series of a hundred verse texts about a mythological figure or moment, with prose moral glosses explaining how to readthe myth in order to improve human character. It is translated here with introduction, notes, and interpretative essay.Dimensions (Overall): 8.4 Inches (H) x 5.3 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)
Weight: .5 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 176
Genre: Literary Criticism
Sub-Genre: Medieval
Series Title: Library of Medieval Women
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Format: Paperback
Author: Jane Jane Chance
Language: English
Street Date: July 3, 1997
TCIN: 87339806
UPC: 9780859914406
Item Number (DPCI): 247-09-8550
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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