Description: "A transcription into modernized early modern English of The Boke of the Cyte of Ladyes, Brian Ansley's 1521 translation of Christine de Pizan's famous and epochal Livre de la citâe des dames (c. 1405), the first version to be printed in any language and the only printed version available to readers for the next four and one half centuries"--
Brief description: Christine Reno is professor emerita of French and Francophone studies at Vassar College.
Review Quotes: "Christine Reno and Karen Robertson present a deft transcription into modernized early modern English of Brian Anslay's 1521 translation from Middle French of Christine de Pizan's celebrated Cité des dames, first produced in manuscript around 1405. Anslay's translation is an invaluable resource for studies of Christine and her legacy, for discussions of gender and authority in late medieval and early modern England and Europe, and for translation and the history of the book. The volume includes a concise introduction and useful glossary, while the text is accompanied by ample notes that explicate the mythological and historical personages who populate the City of Ladies. This important book is a delight to read and will inspire future work on Christine."--Roberta L. Krueger, Burgess Professor Emerita of French and Francophone Studies, Hamilton College