What is the central theme of Christine de Pisan's The City of Ladies?
A) The book is an attack on the patriarchal social organization of feudalism.
B) The book describes a mythic journey through Africa in search of powerful "Amazon" women.
C) The book is a courtly romance about love,sacrifice,and betrayal in the tradition of Romance of the Rose.
D) The book is an attack on the failures of the late-medieval clergy.
E) The book is a defense of women against the misogynistic claims of men.
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