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Christine de Pizan served as a court writer in medieval France after the death of her husband. Christine's patrons included dukes Louis I of Orleans, Philip the Bold of Burgundy, and his son John the Fearless. Considered to be some of the earliest feminist writings, her work includes novels, poetry, and biography, and she also penned literary ...
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The Book of the City of Ladies, or Le Livre de la Cité des...
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Christine de Pizan, sometimes known as de Pisan, ( Venice...
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Aug 9, 2019 · Christine de Pizan (1364 to 1430), born in Venice, Italy, was an Italian writer and political and moral thinker during the late medieval period. She became a prominent writer at the French court during the reign of Charles VI, writing on literature, morals, and politics, among other topics. She was noted for her unusually outspoken defense of ...
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Born in Venice in 1364, Christine de Pizan spent most of her life in France at the Court of Charles V and his successor, Charles VI. As one of the first and most prolific women of letters of her adoptive country, she is often viewed as one of the pivotal writers of late medieval Europe. Her works reflect on important and varied socio-political ...
Jun 1, 2017 · Christine de Pizan ( c. 1365–1431) — Parisian author born in Venice (although, as her name indicates, her family traced its origins to Pizzano, about twenty-five kilometres to the south of Bologna) — is often regarded as the first person in France, male or female, to have earned a living by her pen. Writers had always been supported by ...
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Mar 3, 2023 · Illumination from The Book of the Queen; Christine de Pizan lecturing to a group of men (Image via Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain) AKK: Stepping back to the Faiz d’armes, the book mentioned earlier, published by De Gruyter: In it, Christine gives the readers very hands-on, practical advice about military tactics and waging war. But, she also ...
CHRISTINE DE PIZAN: INTRODUCTION. Christine wrote poetry, military and political treatises, history, biography, and allegory first as a widow supporting her family, then, as her reputation as a gifted writer and thinker was established, as a strong political voice. Christine wrote with boldness and originality and, as her country sank deeper ...
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