LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MEDIEVAL WOMEN WRITERS
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assonance
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allegory
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litotes
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simile
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Detailed explanation-1: -Allegory. In The Book of the City of Ladies, allegory functions on two primary levels. First, three of the primary characters are allegorical figures who represent abstract notions or imaginative concepts-in this case, Reason, Rectitude, and Justice.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Book of the City of Ladies, prose work by Christine de Pisan, published in 1405 as Le Livre de la cité des dames. Written in praise of women and as a defense of their capabilities and virtues, the work is a significant feminist argument against the misogynist male writing of the day.
Detailed explanation-3: -These Virtues – Reason, Rectitude, and Justice – help Christine build the foundations and houses of the city, as well as pick the women who will reside in the city of ladies. Each woman chosen by the Virtues to live in the city acts as a positive example for other women to follow.