Christine De Pizan

Author : Charlotte Cooper-Davis
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781789144413

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Christine de Pizan by Charlotte Cooper-Davis Pdf

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.

Author : Christine Pizan
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1999-06-09
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780141907581

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The Book of the City of Ladies by Christine Pizan Pdf

Christine de Pizan (c.1364-1430) was France's first professional woman of letters. Her pioneering Book of the City of Ladies begins when, feeling frustrated and miserable after reading a male writer's tirade against women, Christine has a dreamlike vision where three virtues - Reason, Rectitude and Justice - appear to correct this view. They instruct her to build an allegorical city in which womankind can be defended against slander, its walls and towers constructed from examples of female achievement both from her own day and the past: ranging from warriors, inventors and scholars to prophetesses, artists and saints. Christine de Pizan's spirited defence of her sex was unique for its direct confrontation of the misogyny of her day, and offers a telling insight into the position of women in medieval culture. THE CITY OF LADIES provides positive images of women, ranging from warriors and inventors, scholars to prophetesses, and artists to saints. The book also offers a fascinating insight into the debates and controversies about the position of women in medieval culture.

Author : Nadia Margolis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0813041988

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An Introduction to Christine de Pizan by Nadia Margolis Pdf

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.

Author : Tracy Adams
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780271066332

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Christine de Pizan and the Fight for France by Tracy Adams Pdf

In Christine de Pizan and the Fight for France, Tracy Adams offers a reevaluation of Christine de Pizan’s literary engagement with contemporary politics. Adams locates Christine’s works within a detailed narrative of the complex history of the dispute between the Burgundians and the Armagnacs, the two largest political factions in fifteenth-century France. Contrary to what many scholars have long believed, Christine consistently supported the Armagnac faction throughout her literary career and maintained strong ties to Louis of Orleans and Isabeau of Bavaria. By focusing on the historical context of the Armagnac-Burgundian feud at different moments and offering close readings of Christine’s poetry and prose, Adams shows the ways in which the writer was closely engaged with and influenced the volatile politics of her time.

Author : Christine De Pizan,Christine (de Pisan)
Publisher : W W Norton & Company Incorporated
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0393970108

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The Selected Writings of Christine de Pizan by Christine De Pizan,Christine (de Pisan) Pdf

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.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1845
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433068180854

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The Book of Peace by Anonim Pdf

Author : Christine De Pizan
Publisher : Persea Books
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1998-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0892553731

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The Book of the City of Ladies by Christine De Pizan Pdf

In dialogues with three celestial ladies, Reason, Rectitude, and Justice, Christine de Pizan (1365-ca. 1429) builds an allegorical fortified city for women using examples of the important contributions women have made to Western Civilization and arguments that prove their intellectual and moral equality to men. Earl Jeffrey Richards' acclaimed translation is used nationwide in the most eminent colleges and universities in America, from Columbia to Stanford.

Author : Charity Cannon Willard,Sumner Willard
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0271043059

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Book of Deeds of Arms and of Chivalry by Charity Cannon Willard,Sumner Willard Pdf

It is unexpected in any era to find a woman writing a book on the art of warfare, but in the fifteenth century it was unbelievable. Not surprisingly, therefore, Christine de Pizan's The Book of Deeds of Arms and of Chivalry, written around 1410, has often been regarded with disdain. Many have assumed that Christine was simply copying or pilfering earlier military manuals. But, as Sumner Willard and Charity Cannon Willard show in this faithful English translation, The Book of Deeds of Arms and of Chivalry contains much that is original to Christine. As a military manual it tells us a great deal about the strategy, tactics, and technology of medieval warfare and is one of our most important sources for early gunpowder weapon technology. It also includes a fascinating discussion of Just War. Since the end of the fifteenth century, The Book of Deeds of Arms and of Chivalry has been available primarily through Antoine Vérard's imprint of 1488 or William Caxton's 1489 translation, The Book of the Order of Chivalry. Vérard even suggested that the work was his own translation of the Roman writer Vegetius, making no mention of Christine 's name. Caxton attributed the work to Christine, but it is impossible to identify the manuscript he used for his translation. Moreoever, both translations are inaccurate. The Willards correct these inaccuracies in a clear and easy-to-read translation, which they supplement with notes and an introduction that will greatly benefit students, scholars, and enthusiasts alike. Publication of this work should change our perception both of medieval warfare and of Christine de Pizan.

Author : Marilynn Desmond
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0816630801

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Christine de Pizan : Texts/intertexts/contexts by Marilynn Desmond Pdf

Christine de Pizan, an Italian-born writer in French in the early 15th century, composed lyric poetry, debate poetry, political biography, and allegory. Her texts constantly negotiate the hierarchical and repressive discourses of late medieval court culture. How they do so is the focus of this volume, which places Christine's work in the context of larger discussions about medieval authorship, identity, and categories of difference.

Author : Christine De Pizan
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781624667312

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The Book of the City of Ladies and Other Writings by Christine De Pizan Pdf

"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

Author : Christine (de Pisan)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03
Category : Education
ISBN : UGA:32108057988902

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The Book of the Mutability of Fortune by Christine (de Pisan) Pdf

Christine de Pizan (ca. 1364–ca. 1431) has long been recognized as France’s first professional woman of letters, and interest in her voluminous and wide-ranging corpus has been steadily rising for decades. During the tumultuous later years of the Hundred Years’ War, Christine’s lone but strong feminine voice could be heard defending women, expounding the highest ideals for good governance, and lamenting France’s troubled times alongside her own personal trials. In The Mutability of Fortune, Christine fuses world history with autobiography to demonstrate mankind’s subjugation to the ceaselessly changing, and often cruel, whims of Fortune. Now, for the first time, this poem is accessible to an English-speaking audience, further expanding our appreciation of this ground-breaking woman author and her extraordinary body of work.

Author : Barbara K. Altmann,Deborah L. McGrady
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000143522

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Christine de Pizan by Barbara K. Altmann,Deborah L. McGrady Pdf

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.

Author : Christine de Pizan
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2003-10-30
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780141961019

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The Treasure of the City of Ladies by Christine de Pizan Pdf

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.

Author : Christine (de Pisan)
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : French poetry
ISBN : 9781843840589

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The Vision of Christine de Pizan by Christine (de Pisan) Pdf

Translation of Christine's autobiographical "Vision", both dealing with her own life and career, and offering a possible solution to the troubled state of France at the time.

Author : Kate Langdon Forhan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-02-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351746380

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The Political Theory of Christine De Pizan by Kate Langdon Forhan Pdf

This title was first published in 2002: Christine de Pizan held no political office and her work was not influencial on any political theorist living today. However, in the disciplines of women's studies and French literature she has inspired intellectual debate, so much that the two sides of the debate are referred to as Christinophiles and Christinoclasts. This book persents the political paradoxes of Christine de Pizan. She was a woman in a man's world, an Italian at a French court, and the daughter of a civil servant in a world structured by social class. Her corpus of political works include five works designed to educate the male ruling class, two works expressly princesses and a treatise on warfare. The goal of this book is to outline the political theory of Christine de Pizan and situate her ideas within the history of political ideas in general.