The Ship of Virtuous Ladies

Download or read book The Ship of Virtuous Ladies written by Symphorien Champier and published by Acmrs Publications. This book was released on 2018 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1503 in Lyons, Symphorien Champier's The Ship of Virtuous Ladies helped launch the French Renaissance version of the querelle des femmes, the debate over the nature and status of women. The three books included in this edition include arguments for gender equality, and a catalogue of virtuous women modeled on Boccaccio's Famous Women and Jacobus de Voragine's Golden Legend. Titled "The Book of True Love," book 4 is especially important in gender history, importing and transforming the male-centered Neoplatonic philosophy of Marsilio Ficino for pro-woman ends.