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1 de dic. de 2006 · Christine exhibited deep compassion when she wrote Letters Concerning Human Life after the French defeat at Agincourt in 1415, speaking to the widows of all wars from her own personal grief. The Vision, her last experiment in allegory, was written in 1405 and gives a fascinating representation of current events in France and Christine’s own life.
30 de may. de 2006 · Books. The City of Ladies. Christine de Pizan. Penguin, May 30, 2006 - Social Science - 128 pages. A fascinating insight into the debates and controversies about the position of women in medieval culture, written by France's first professional woman of letters. The pioneering Book of the City of Ladies begins when, feeling frustrated and ...
Despite centuries of obscurity, one of the most popular authors of the medieval period is slowly finding her place in the literary canon restored. Said to have been the first professional woman writer, Christine de Pizan’s life and career rivalled that of any of her better-known male counterparts, and believe it or not, she used that popularity to highlight women's strengths and struggles.
9 de dic. de 2023 · Detail of Christine de Pizan speaking with her son, for The Queen’s Manuscript, c. 1410–1414, f. 261v (Harley MS 4431), via the British Library In pursuit of this aim and taking advantage of her pre-existing links with the French court, she resolved to earn her living with her pen and became a court writer.
Christine de Pizan was the first professional woman writer in France. She was born in Venice around 1364. Shortly after her birth, in 1368, her family moved to Paris. Because of this, she’s often described as being a woman of two worlds. [1] She grew up surrounded by the French culture, but retained her Italian heritage through her familial ties.
17 de dic. de 2008 · Douceline de Digne, founder of the beguine community of the Ladies of Roubaud in Provence, was an important woman mystic of her time; contextual material includes comparison with the beguines of northern Europe. The Life of Douceline de Digne introduces to an English-speaking audience a 13th-century woman mystic d.1274] of great significance in the study of female spirituality in the middle ...
6 de dic. de 2023 · The Book of the City of Ladies. Pizan’s most famous text, called The Book of the City of Ladies, written around 1404–05, is probably the best expression of her views on women. The text begins with Christine describing how she was sitting in her study, reading. She likely had in mind a space similar to the one we see in her portrait in the ...
