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Le trésor de la cité des dames de degré en degré et de tous estatz

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Le trésor de la cité des dames de degré en degré et de tous estatz

by de Pisan Christine

FR·~6 hours·56 chapters

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56 total

Le tresor de la cité des dames de degré en degré: et de tous estatz selon dame cristine

0:05

Prologue.

5:50

¶ Cy commence la table de ce present livre du tresor de la cité des dames / & contient trois parties a la premiere y a.xxvi. chapitres A la deuxiesme.xiiii. chapitres / & a la troisiesme & derniere partie xiiii. chapitres. Et premierement.

6:22

¶ Cy commence le livre que fist dame cristine pour toutes roynes haultes dames & princesses. Et premierement. Comment ilz doyvent aymer et craindre dieu. chap. premier.

3:15

¶ Cy devise la maniere des temptations qui pevent venir a haulte princesse. Chapitre.ii.

3:04

¶ Cy devise comment la bonne princesse qui aymera & craindra nostre seigneur pourra resister aux temptations par divine insparation. Chapitre.iii.

10:54

Cy devise le bon & saint avertissement & congnoissance qui vient a la bonne princesse par l'amour & crainte de nostreseigneur. chap. iiii

3:34

¶ Cy devise des deux sainctes vies / c'est assavoir de la vie active et de la vie contemplative. Chap. v.

5:04

¶ Cy devise de la voye que la bonne princesse se delibere a tenir. Chapitre. vi

4:47

¶ Cy devise comment la bonne princesse vouldra attraire a soy toutes vertus. Chapitre.vii.

8:32

Description

A richly woven prologue opens the work, presenting a mythic “city of virtuous ladies” that has been erected at the request of a royal patron. The narrator, guided by three personified virtues—Reason, Justice and Righteousness—sets out a program of moral instruction aimed at queens, princesses and women of all stations. Through a series of dialogues and exhortations, the text weaves together devotion to God, the duties of rulership, and the everyday practice of humility and diligence.

The language sings with the cadence of medieval courtly French, offering vivid metaphors, lyrical prayers and practical counsel on how to balance work, rest and piety. Listeners will encounter allegorical lessons that encourage self‑reflection, gentle admonitions against laziness, and an inspiring vision of a communal life guided by virtue. The piece feels both a timeless moral treatise and a beautifully crafted literary portrait of a bygone era.

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~6 hours (352K characters)

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Credits

Produced by Carlo Traverso, Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)

Release date

2008-09-13

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26608

Subjects

Women Princesses Queens PQ

About the author

de Pisan Christine

1363–1430

A groundbreaking medieval writer, she built a career with her pen and used it to challenge common ideas about women. Her work still stands out for its intelligence, wit, and remarkable independence.

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