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Jane Chance Christine de Pizan's Letter of Othea to Hector (Paperback). Title: Christine de Pizan's Letter of Othea to Hector. It is translated here with introduction, notes, and interpretative essay. Author: Jane Chance. Format: Paperback. Language: English. Publisher: D.S. Brewer. Further DetailsTitle: Christine de Pizan's Letter of Othea to Hector Condition: New Author: Jane Chance Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 0859914402 EAN: 9780859914406 ISBN: 9780859914406 Publisher: D.S. Brewer Genre: Poetry & Drama Topic: Gender Sex & Relationships, Society & Culture Release Date: 07/03/1997 Description: 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. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Item Height: 216mm Item Length: 138mm Item Weight: 244g Series: Library of Medieval Women Type: History & Criticism Release Year: 1997 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
