Sex and The city of ladies : rewriting history with Cleopatra, Lucrezia Borgia and Catherine the Great
Hilton, Lisa, 1974-2020
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In 1450 Christine de Pisan took up the pen to defend her maligned sex. Her book, 'The City of Ladies', was built around preserving women's reputations from the slights and misunderstandings of history. In it the author is visited by three spirits - Justice, Rectitude and Reason - who guide her in sifting through countless lives, in search of worthy citizens. Nearly 600 years later, the historian and novelist Lisa Hilton picks up the book and promptly falls asleep, only to be visited by three great women from history: Cleopatra, Lucrezia Borgia and Catherine the Great. And they aren't happy.
Main title:
Author:
Hilton, Lisa, 1974-, author
Imprint:
London : TLS, 2020.
Collation:
91 pages ; 19 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9780008389604 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
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BRN:
4914627