Christine de Pizan

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Christine de Pisan, Cristina da Pizzano

Christine de Pizan (1364 – c.1430), was an Italian-born French poet and court writer for King Charles VI of France and several French dukes.

She 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, historical, philosophical, political, and religious reviews and analyses. Her best known works are The Book of the City of Ladies and The Treasure of the City of Ladies, both written when she worked for John the Fearless of Burgundy. Her books of advice to princesses, princes, and knights remained in print until the 16th century.

In recent decades, Christine's work has been returned to prominence by the efforts of scholars Charity Cannon Willard, Earl Jeffrey Richards, Suzanne Solente, Mathilde Laigle and Marie-Josephe Pinet…more

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	Embroidering Her Truth: Mary Queen of Scots and the Language of Power by Clare Hunter 4.18 avg rating — 467 ratings — published 2022 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Christine de Pizan: Her Life and Works by Charity Cannon Willard 3.92 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 1984 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Women's Writing by David John Wallace (Editor) 4.05 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2003 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	She Is But A Woman: Queenship in Scotland, 1424 - 1463 by Fiona Downie 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2006 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case for Women in Medieval Culture by Alcuin Blamires 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1997 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Christine de Pizan by Françoise Autrand 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2009 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scotland's Royal Women and European Literary Culture, 1424 - 1587 (Texts and Transitions, 14) by Emily Wingfield it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2024 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Collections in Context: The Organization of Knowledge and Community in Europe by Karen Fresco (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Reception of Christine de Pizan from the Fifteenth through the Nineteenth Centuries: Visitors to the City by Glenda K. McLeod (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1991 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars