This is for history class, I'm a bit lost- I know she's a French poet, and she's the first french woman to have a living of writing. But anyone know anything else about her? Perhaps any websites that might help. No search engines though, I know that. Thanks a lot!!! (PS) I don't care if this takes some time, so if you could really look, that'd be great!!!
2006-08-17 04:12:39 · 5 answers · asked by Sandy 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Sandy, it's no problem at all to assist you on researching this great lady who pioneered the literary way for women everywhere with classics such as 'The Book of the City of Ladies', even her poem about Joan of Arc is wonderful.
Christine de Pizan (1364 -1430) was a medieval writer, rhetorician and critic, who strongly challenged misogyny in the male-dominated realm of the arts. De Pizan’s prolific writings, forty-one known pieces, written over her thirty year (1399-1429) career, earned her fame as Europe’s first professional woman writer. Her success stems from a wide range of innovative writing techniques that critically challenged renowned male writers who, to Pizan’s dismay, incorporated misogynist scrutiny within their literary works. Overall, de Pizan and her writings have been celebrated and embraced; she is seen as an early feminist who effectively utilized language to demonstrate that women could play an integral role within society.
2006-08-17 04:25:23 · answer #1 · answered by sunshine25 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's Christine de Pizan, and she practically re-wrote women's history with her reply to The Roman de la Rose. Perhaps her most famous work is The Book of the City of Ladies. If you are interested in women in history at all, this book is a must read.
For some brief into, take a look at the following website. Charity Cannon Willard is the reknown scholar on Christine:
2006-08-17 04:36:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
She's considered one of the first femininsts, based on her works, including "The Book of the City of Ladies" and her responses to "The Romance of the Rose".
Be ye careful with Wikipedia - here's another source: http://www.pinn.net/~sunshine/march99/pizan3.html
2006-08-17 04:30:54 · answer #3 · answered by Synique 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catherine De Pizan
2017-02-21 00:42:08 · answer #4 · answered by cirino 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sandy I just wanted to say good job doing some work ahead of time. So many questions just ask for answer without doing any work. You did well, this is homework help not writemypaper.com
2006-08-17 04:42:03 · answer #5 · answered by BOB W 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋