An Introduction to Christine de Pizan

by Nadia Margolis
An Introduction to Christine de Pizan
Author: Nadia Margolis
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre:
ISBN: 9780813041988
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Christine de Pizan (1364/5-1430?) was arguably the first woman to support herself and her family as a professional writer and public intellectual. In recent decades, recognition of her importance for women's studies, political thought, art history, and literary criticism has prompted a boom in "Christine studies." Despite this proliferation of scholarly output, no manageable introduction to this important figure has appeared in more than a generation. Designed as an introduction for students as well as a convenient, one-volume resource for medievalists and specialists in related fields, this authoritative work is both concise and comprehensive. It includes a complete account of Christine de Pizan's life and times, summaries and commentary on all of her many works, and analyses of her sources and influences. This exhaustive yet accessible book is an essential reference for anyone interested in Christine studies, women's history, and late-medieval France.

An Introduction to Christine de Pizan

by Nadia Margolis
An Introduction to Christine de Pizan
Author: Nadia Margolis
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Authors, Italian
ISBN: 9780813036502
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"Christine de Pizan (1364/5-1430?) was arguably the first woman to support herself and her family as a professional writer and public intellectual. In recent decades, recognition of her importance for women's studies, political thought, art history, rhetoric, and literary criticism has prompted a boom in "Christine studies." -- Book cover.

The Treasure of the City of Ladies

by Christine de Pizan
The Treasure of the City of Ladies
Author: Christine de Pizan
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2003-10-30
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 0141961015
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Written by Europe’s first professional woman writer, The Treasure of the City of Ladies offers advice and guidance to women of all ages and from all levels of medieval society, from royal courtiers to prostitutes. It paints an intricate picture of daily life in the courts and streets of fifteenth-century France and gives a fascinating glimpse into the practical considerations of running a household, dressing appropriately and maintaining a reputation in all circumstances. Christine de Pizan’s book provides a valuable counterbalance to male accounts of life in the middle ages and demonstrates, often with dry humour, how a woman’s position in society could be made less precarious by following the correct etiquette.

Christine de Pizan

by Charlotte Cooper-Davis
Christine de Pizan
Author: Charlotte Cooper-Davis
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2021-11-06
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1789144418
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The first popular biography of a pioneering feminist thinker and writer of medieval Paris. The daughter of a court intellectual, Christine de Pizan dwelled within the cultural heart of late-medieval Paris. In the face of personal tragedy, she learned the tools of the book trade, writing more than forty works that included poetry, historical and political treatises, and defenses of women. In this new biography—the first written for a general audience—Charlotte Cooper-Davis discusses the life and work of this pioneering female thinker and writer. She shows how Christine de Pizan’s inspiration came from the world around her, situates her as an entrepreneur within the context of her times and place, and finally examines her influence on the most avant-garde of feminist artists, through whom she is slowly making a return into mainstream popular culture.

Christine de Pizan

by Barbara K. Altmann
Christine de Pizan
Author: Barbara K. Altmann
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2020-08-11
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 100014352X
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Christine de Pizan wrote voluminously, commenting on various aspects of the late-medieval society in which she lived. Considered by many to be the first French woman of letters, Christine and her writing have been difficult to place ever since she began putting her thoughts on the page. Although her work was neglected in the eighteenth and nineteenth century, there has been a eruption of Christine studies in recent decades, making her the perfect subject for a casebook. This volume serves as a useful guide to contemporary research exploring Christine's life and work as they reflected and influenced her socio-political milieu.

Reinterpreting Christine de Pizan

by Earl Jeffrey Richards
Reinterpreting Christine de Pizan
Author: Earl Jeffrey Richards
Publisher:
Total Pages: 310
Release: 1992
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780820313078
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Principally known for her revolutionary conception of the equality of women set forth in Le Livre de la Cite des Dames (1405) - the first defence of women by a woman - Christine de Pizan is only now beginning to receive the critical attention she deserves. Born in Venice but reared at the court of French King Charles V, she helped transmit the works of Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio to France - thereby becoming a bridge between the two most important late medieval vernacular cultures. Christine was also in the forefront of the humanistic attack on medieval literature and thought, a stance that made her a pivotal figure in the transition from the late Middle Ages to the Renaissance in France.

The Selected Writings of Christine de Pizan

by Christine De Pizan
The Selected Writings of Christine de Pizan
Author: Christine De Pizan
Publisher: W W Norton & Company Incorporated
Total Pages: 392
Release: 1997
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780393970104
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Contains selections from eighteen major works by Christine de Pizan, Europe's first professional woman writer, presented in contemporary translation with annotations, and includes an introduction, and seven critical analyses.

The Book of the City of Ladies and Other Writings

by Christine De Pizan
The Book of the City of Ladies and Other Writings
Author: Christine De Pizan
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2018-09-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1624667317
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"Fresh, accurate, and engaging, this new translation of the Book of the City of Ladies helps us to understand what made Christine de Pizan so popular with her fifteenth-century contemporaries. The editors provide a rich historical and philosophical context that will be very useful to both students and scholars of the history of political ideas. The translations themselves gracefully navigate the fine line between accuracy and readability with considerable charm. Rounding out this portrait of the turmoil of fifteenth-century France, the volume is enriched by excerpts from other works, Christine's Vision, the Book of the Body Politic, and the Lamentation on France’s Ills." —Kate Forhan, Emeritus, Siena College CONTENTS:IntroductionA Note on Translating the Book of the City of LadiesChristine de Pizan: Her works, Her TimesSuggestions for Further ReadingFrom Christine's Vision (1405)The Book of the City of Ladies (1404–1405)From The Book of the Body Politic (1404–1407)From Lamentation on France's Ills (1410)Index