![]() ![]() This text, which can be understood as a handbook for women in Christine's society, teaches women how to conduct themselves in various social situations, such as marriage, widowhood, and maintaining the household. ![]() The Book of the Three Virtues Written in 1405, this work serves as a continuation of her City of Ladies in which the three ladies, Reason, Rectitude, and Justice, appear once more to Christine to encourage her in her hard work through writing. In the text, the king is presented as a "mirror for princes," a model on which others can fashion their conduct. It is not meant to give an objective evaluation of the king's life, but it is accurate in its depiction of the late king as is made evident by posterity. She describes this as a turning point in her work, as the text is not concerned with antiquity and is written entirely in prose. ![]() The Book of Deeds and Good Conduct of the Wise King Charles V Philip, the Duke of Burgundy, requested that Christine de Pizan write a biography on the late king Charles V of France after the duke had received a copy of the Mutacion de Fortune from Christine in 1404. ![]()
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