Christine De Pizan
de Pizan was born in Venice but spent most of her life in the court of Charles V of France, producing lyric poetry and a biography of Charles.
de Pizan was born in Venice but spent most of her life in the court of Charles V of France, producing lyric poetry and a biography of Charles. See less
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Christine De Pizan book reviews
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The City of Ladies
By Irene, Silver Spring, MD, Mar 7, 2010
I love stories of feisty women...women who broke conventions and rules..probably because, to some degree, I want to do the same. read more
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The Book of the City of Ladies
By Tamara, Beaconsfield, QC, Canada, Jan 22, 2010
Chirtine de Pizan is if not the first, then deffinatly among the first recorded feminist writters in history. She regects that all women are inherently sinners, and that there is nothing that can be... read more
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The Treasure of the City of Ladies
By Tamara, Beaconsfield, QC, Canada, Jan 22, 2010
Alas, but my copy is missing, and I haven't finished it. Madame De Pizan's advice on how a princess and her ladies should conduct themselves is timeless. Everyone should read it,and follow it. We'd... read more
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