The Nobility and Excellence of Women and the Defects and Vices of Men

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Introduction to the Series by Margaret L. King and Albert Rabil Jr.
Acknowledgments
Introduction to the Translation by Letizia Panizza with Anne Dunhill
The Nobility and Excellence of Women, and the Defects and Vices of Men
Part I: The Nobility and Excellence of Women
Chapter 1: On the Nobility of the Names Given to the Female Sex
Chapter 2: The Causes That Produce Women
Chapter 3: Of the Nature and Essence of the Female Sex
Chapter 4: The Reasons for Men's Noble Treatment of Women and the Things They Say about Women
Chapter 5: Of Women's Noble Actions and Virtues, Which Greatly Surpass Men's, as Will Be Proved by Reasoning and Example
Chapter 6: A Reply to the Flippant and Vain Reasoning Adopted by Men in Their Own Favor

Part II: The Defects and Vices of Men
Chapter 4: Of Wrathful, Eccentric, and Brutal Men
Chapter 12: Of Obstinate and Pertinacious Men
Chapter 13: Of Ungrateful and Discourteous Men
Chapter 14: Of Fickle, Inconstant Men
Chapter 15: Of Evil Men Who Hate Others Easily
Chapter 22: Of Men Who Are Ornate, Polished, Painted, and Bleached
Chapter 30: Of Men Who Kill Their Mothers, Fathers, Brothers, Sisters, and Grandchildren
Bibliography
Index