The City of Ladies
The main symbol in this book is (drumroll please…) the City of Ladies. Well that's probably a little anticlimactic, but there are still lots of interesting things to be said about the city itself...
Mirror
When Lady Reason first visits Christine de Pizan, Christine is judging herself completely based on all the horrible things that men have said about women throughout history. But Lady Reason holds u...
Amazons
In Greek and Roman history, the Amazons were an all-female warrior culture that was feared and admired by all the kingdoms surrounding it. It's not surprising then that Christine de Pizan uses this...
Chastity
Of all the things Christine de Pizan values in women, chastity is one of the most important. Many of the insults that men made against women during Christine's time were based on the idea that wome...