Monday, September 19, 2011
Christine de Pizan, From The Book of the City of Ladies
It is often strage to look back at a time when women didn't have the same rights and respects as men did. Some would still argue they don't but for the most part a women can do what she wants in this world. After reading this short excerpt from Christine de Pizan, From The Book of the City of Ladies it is fascinating to think how much courage it would have taken to say some of the things contained in this short part. I'm sure if I read more of this book there would be even more stronger words for those of my sex. One of the lines I enjoyed the most was the very last one, "In deed, my lady, what you say is as true as the Lord's Prayer" (545). Bringing Christain ideas or thoughts into any argument will help, I believe, sway your audience. Granted, there are those out there that it would turn off, but for the vast majority of people, it doesn't hurt, it helps.
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That's pretty much the exact same response from me when I read Christine's writing. It is interesting that religious ideology is an effective form of persuasion used by many from within very different eras.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your conclusion, that by using Christian ideas into an argument can sway an audience; especially during Christine de Pizan's time period. However, there are those who would be turned away from such an argument ... especially in today's society.
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