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Combining a somewhat Sibylline verse text based on a mythological figure with extensive citation of pagan sapiential authorities, the Bible, and the Church Fathers, it showcases Christine’s extraordinary learning and her innovative approach to didacticism.
Oct 25, 2019 · In the best copies, as in Harley MS. 4,431, [31] it is headed “Ci commence lepistre Othea la deesse, que elle envoya a Hector de Troie quant il estoit en laage de quinze ans,” for which reason, coupled with its dedication to Louis, Duke of Orleans, it has been too hastily assigned to 1386, [32] when Louis himself was of that age. Against ...
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Epistre d’Othea. This didactic work by Christine de Pizan is a poetic text about love written as a letter from the Goddess of Prudence, Othea, to the ideal knight . Hector. The . Epistre d’Othea. consists of three elements: one hundred texts in verse followed by a gloss and allegory both written in prose for each text.
Oct 28, 2019 · At the turn of the century --the fifteenth century, of course-- Christine de Pizan, then 37 or 38 years old, wrote this "Letter from the goddess of Prudence, Othéa, to Hector of Troy", in which he experimented not just with political language, but also with manuscript multimedia production.
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The fact that her own son was fifteen years of age at the time of its publication has led to speculation that Othea is to be identified with Christine, and Hector with Jean du Castel. The usual structure of each of the one hundred sections making up the Letter of Othea involves a short verse text followed by, in prose, a 'Gloss' and an Allegory'.
Oct 25, 2019 · 04035634. Uniform Title. Épître d'Othéa à Hector. English. Title. The epistle of Othea to Hector; or, The boke of knyghthode. Credits. Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed. Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This file was.
