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  <title><![CDATA[The Book of the City of Ladies]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Christine de Pizan]]></name>
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is an amazing humanist text written in 1405. Through her discourse to explain the misconception of woman, Pizan elevates her argument beyond the literature of 20th century feminists. Where Friedan, Steinem, Hooks, etc. would outline the maladjustment and oppression of women, Pizan would argue t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59365540">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="60013245">
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    <name><![CDATA[Emily]]></name>
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 19 04:49:38 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jun 17 06:29:04 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm no 15th-century philologist, but I'm not feeling this as a fundamental &quot;feminist&quot; work -- and an early masterwork of &quot;women's literature&quot; -- when it's essentially paraphrase of Boccaccio, in St-Augustine-Lite allegorical form.  For instance, in her sketch of Medea -- which la...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60013245">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="32247663">
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Sep 07 09:10:42 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Sep 07 09:58:49 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This sweet and gentle book, drawn from Boccaccio's <em>On Famous Women,</em> which is extensively cited, was written to persuade women to value themselves and celebrate their accomplishments throughout history. Partly myth, partly fact, a reminder that women have contributed as much, if not more, than men to...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32247663">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="5035912">
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Aug 23 18:39:30 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Aug 29 17:42:25 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Christine de Pizan, writing in the year 1405, writes a treatise on feminist equality by way of a dialogue with personifications of Reason, Rectitude and Justice.  These three &quot;sisters&quot; help Christine to edify and fortify her &quot;City of Ladies&quot; wherein women are able to celebrate th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5035912">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="63783105">
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  <date_added>Thu Jul 16 16:34:37 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[A great critic book about gender roles and gender relations in late Medieval times. <br/><br/>The City of Ladies is an interesting book for you to read basically because of 2 points:<br/><br/>1- it was written by a woman about women condition in a time when that was not a common thing.  <br/><br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63783105">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="77910547">
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  <date_added>Sun Nov 15 19:03:46 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 15 19:05:07 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I never thought a standardized test would inspire me to read something, but the Praxis had a little blurb about this on the reading section and it sounded pretty interesting. Everything else about that test though was bloody ridiculous!]]></body>
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    <review id="44315134">
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  <date_added>Sun Jan 25 14:08:58 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[An absolute classic for feminists and medievalists alike. ]]></body>
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    <review id="67228389">
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu Aug 13 08:18:48 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A medieval &quot;who's who&quot; of feminists]]></body>
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    <review id="3430493">
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  <read_at>Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jul 23 18:58:14 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jul 23 18:58:14 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A reluctantly feminist book from someone who is considered to be one of the very first feminists.  It's interesting how back in her day (about 1400), a woman's place was largely dictated by the Church.  This book is her reaction to that.  It's like a &quot;how to survive&quot; book for women feeling...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3430493">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="74916540">
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    <name><![CDATA[Christine]]></name>
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  <date_added>Sun Oct 18 09:17:08 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Nov 05 19:36:35 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this translation; very easy to read.  The look into the mind of an educated woman in the early 1400s was particularly illuminating.  What a wonderful read!]]></body>
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    <review id="8823420">
    <user id="607955">
    <name><![CDATA[Ty]]></name>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[those interested in feminist history]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Nov 07 22:45:23 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Nov 07 22:45:23 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A must read for anyone wanting to have an idea of feminist thoguhts pre-19th century. The author was a pioneer of her time: a single mother who made a living out of writing. That was unheard of in her times. No doubt helped by her clas privilege but none the less impressive when you think of the cir...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8823420">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="55913">
    <user id="5861">
    <name><![CDATA[Brenna]]></name>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[book freaks]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Feb 19 00:11:16 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Feb 19 00:11:26 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[this book is about books when the production of books was brand new.  can you imagine a time like that?  when only rich people and corrupt clergy had books?  let alone the literacy level... i could go on... it must have felt revolutionary to start writing and owning books, especially when you are a ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55913">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="10892322">
    <user id="79349">
    <name><![CDATA[haley]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was written in the 1200's by one of the first important french female writers. It's similar to Herland by charlotte perkins gilman, in that it imagines a world inhabited only by women. I read this concurrently in the actual french text as well, which is always an added bonus pour moi.]]></body>
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    <review id="1381153">
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    <name><![CDATA[Sunshine]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[simply awful. if you want to read a revision of mythology which in reality just lists women and how they weren't useless, then go for. a brief skimming may be of interested, since it is reputed as one of the first feminist pieces of western literature, but there's not much reward.]]></body>
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    <review id="21440259">
    <user id="62218">
    <name><![CDATA[Michelle]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very interesting proto-feminist text. Worth reading for Pizan's reinterpretations of early myths alone. The Justice section on martyrs drags (same story again and again) but overall it is a very interesting attempt at overturning the master-narratives created by men.  ]]></body>
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    <review id="14420057">
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  <read_at>Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Christine presents a humane look at women. It's a great medieval read if you're interested in feminist literature. She was an avid defender of women. Her prose is a bit thick which is typical of the time. Good stuff. Christine has since entered my literary pantheon.]]></body>
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    <review id="13041778">
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is a surprising look at women's history as told by a fifteenth century woman. Far from a manifesto or a call to action though this text may be, <em>The Book of the City of Ladies</em> is a compelling read.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my all time favorite books; and a must read for all Ladies and Medievalists.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A pretty gutsy take on fifteenth-century misogyny.  ]]></body>
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