The Selected Writings of Christine de Pizan (Pizan Christine De)(Paperback)

The Selected Writings of Christine de Pizan (Pizan Christine De)(Paperback)

This Norton Critical Edition presents selections from eighteen of Christine's major works in fresh, contemporary translations. Each text is fully annotated and is accompanied by an introduction placing it in the context of Christine's oeuvre and tracing the literary developments and the historical

Book of the City of Ladies and Other Writings (De Pizan Christine)(Paperback / softback)

In the Presence of Evil (Bayard Tania)(Paperback)

Introducing scribe sleuth Christine de Pizan in the first of an intriguing new historical mystery series set in 14th Century France Paris, 1393. Recent widow Christine de Pizan became a scribe to support her family, but when she is called to the palace to work, she dreads going. There, everyone

The Book of the City of Ladies (Pizan Christine De)(Paperback)

A fascinating insight into the debates and controversies about the position of women in medieval culture, written by France's first professional woman of letters The pioneering Book of the City of Ladies begins when, feeling frustrated and miserable after reading a male writer's tirade against

The Treasure of the City of Ladies (De Pizan Christine)(Paperback)

Advice and guidance for women of all ages, from Europe's first professional woman writer Written by Europe's first professional woman writer, The Treasure of the City of Ladies offers advice and guidance to women of all ages and from all levels of medieval society, from royal courtiers to

In the Presence of Evil (Bayard Tania)(Pevná vazba)

Introducing scribe sleuth Christine de Pizan in the first of an intriguing new historical mystery series set in 14th Century France Paris, 1393. Recent widow Christine de Pizan became a scribe to support her family, but when she is called to the palace to work, she dreads going. There, everyone

In the Company of Fools (Bayard Tania)(Pevná vazba)

A baby abandoned in the palace gardens leads scribe sleuth Christine de Pizan into a mystery involving murder, superstition and scandal in fourteenth-century France. Paris, 1396. Scribe Christine de Pizan is shocked when the Duke of Orleans' fools find a baby, wrapped in rags and covered in sores,

Murder in the Cloister (Bayard Tania)(Pevná vazba)

Christine de Pizan is in danger when she is sent to the Priory of Poissy to catch the killer of a young nun in this vividly imagined historical mystery set in fourteenth-century France. Paris, 1399. Scribe Christine de Pizan is sent to the Priory of Poissy by the palace to copy a manuscript for

Vicars of Christ - The Dark Side of the Papacy (De Rosa Peter)(Paperback / softback)

Tales of Glass Town, Angria, and Gondal: Selected Early Writings (Alexander Christine)(Paperback)

In their collaborative early writings, the Bront�s created and peopled the most extraordinary fantasy worlds, whose geography and history they elaborated in numerous stories, poems, and plays. Together they invented characters based on heroes and writers such as Wellington, Napoleon, Scott, and

Christina Rossetti: Selected Poems (Rossetti Christina)(Paperback)

A captivating selection of enduring verse by one of the Victorian era's most beloved poets Christina Rossetti is unique among Victorian poets for the sheer range of her subject matter and the variety of her verse forms. Weaving connections between love and death, triumph and loss, heavenly joys and

Oriana Fallaci: The Journalist, the Agitator, the Legend (de Stefano Christina)(Paperback)

A landmark biography of the most famous Italian journalist of the twentieth century, an inspiring and often controversial woman who defied the codes of reportage and established the 'La Fallaci' style of interview. Oriana Fallaci is known for her uncompromising vision. To retrace Fallaci's life

Cahiers d'Art: Christo (Christo)(Paperback)

The latest issue of the acclaimed journal Cahiers d'Art celebrates Christo through a range of interior and exterior projects, with previously unpublished drawings and photographsEdited in close collaboration with Christo (1935-2020), this Cahiers d'Art issue focuses on the artist's 'in & out

The Ultimate Survival Guide to Being a Girl: On Love, Body Image, School, and Making It Through Life (de Witte Christina)(Paperback)

Addressing the struggles of young girls everywhere, this hilariously relatable comic guide to life provides real advice and encourages a new generation of teen girls to find confidence and embrace individuality. With friends, love, social media, body image, and more--navigating young adulthood can

An Anthology of Medieval Love Debate Poetry (Altmann Barbara K.)(Paperback)

This new edition of Christine de Pizan's love debate poems supercedes the only other modern edition (1886) by working from all existing fifteenth century versions and by using as a base manuscript the version now generally acknowledged as the definitive copy. The poems, Livre du Debat de deux

Christ on Trial - How the Gospel Unsettles Our Judgement (Williams Rowan)(Paperback / softback)

Bringing the gospel accounts of the trial and resurrection of Christ vividly to life, Christ on Trial shows how the words of the disciples still relate directly to us today. The trial, conviction and death of an innocent man 2000 years ago has particular resonance in an era when atrocities from

What Is Existentialism? (De Beauvoir Simone)(Paperback)

The groundbreaking writings on the philosophy of the individual by iconic feminist and social thinker, Simone de Beauvoir How should we think and act in the world? These writings on the human condition by one of the twentieth century's great philosophers explore the absurdity of our notions of good

Northern Alchemy: Shetlandic poems with versions in English (De Luca Christine)(Paperback)

A bi-lingual collection of 40 poems, each in the original Shetlandic, along with a version in English. The poems will be selected from several of Christine De Luca's collections along with some as yet unpublished poems. Shetlandic is a unique 'dialect' or language, a blend of Old Scots with strong

Come to the Edge: A Love Story (Haag Christina)(Paperback)

The Love Story of JFK Jr. and Christina Haag - New York Times bestseller When Christina Haag was growing up on Manhattan's Upper East Side, John F. Kennedy, Jr., was just one of the boys in her circle of prep school friends, a skinny kid who lived with his mother and sister on Fifth Avenue and who

Christine (King Stephen)(Paperback)

Stephen King's ultimate evil vehicle of terror, Christine: the frightening story of a nerdy teenager who falls in love with his vintage Plymouth Fury. It's love at first sight, but this car is no lady.Evil is alive in Libertyville. It inhabits a custom-painted red and white 1958 Plymouth Fury named

Christ Recrucified (Kazantzakis Nikos)(Paperback / softback)

The inhabitants of a Greek village, ruled by the Turks, plan to enact the life of Christ in a mystery play but are overwhelmed by their task. A group of refugees, fleeing from the ruins of their plundered homes, arrive asking for protection - and suddenly the drama of the Passion becomes

Moltke on the Art of War - Selected Writings(Paperback / softback)

Reappearance of the Christ (Bailey Alice A.)(Paperback)

Palace of the Drowned (Mangan Christine)(Paperback)