Christine de Pizan, The Book of the City of Ladies, trans. A Poetical Dialogue, trans. Francis Bacon, The New Atlantis and the Great Instauration, ed. Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle, Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds, trans. He also has a master copy of the packet, which you may borrow briefly to make your own copies.
Students are responsible for the required reading listed in the syllabus below.
In addition, each student will be expected to read an article or book chapter of his or her choice from a list of supplementary readings to be handed out the previous week. We will give equal weight to the final paper, on the one hand, and the weekly writing assignments and oral presentation on the other. Both of us will read the written work of all students. Christine Reno, in The Writings of Christine de Pizan , ed. P Christine de Pizan, The Book of Deeds of Arms and of Chivalry , trans.