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1 online resource |
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Gender and power in the premodern world |
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Gender and power in the premodern world.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Note on Translation -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Conventions, Collaboration, and Craft: Representing the Author in Christine de Pizan's Author- Manuscripts -- Chapter 2. Wisdom, Chastity, and War: The Power of Female Didactic Figures -- Chapter 3. Female Creation and Education in Le Livre de la mutacion de Fortune -- Chapter 4. Assessing the Gender of Christine's Audiences -- Conclusion -- Christine de Pizan's Illustrated Author- Manuscripts -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
It is well known that in several of her works, Christine de Pizan actively sought to valorize and empower women; she notably made the case for women's education, argued for the protection of widows, and famously attacked the misogyny of the all-pervasive Roman de la Rose. Whilst numerous examinations have shown that Christine sought to empower women through her texts, this book demonstrates that the visual programmes of her works offer further evidence of Chri |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 27, 2023) |
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Christine, de Pisan, approximately 1364-approximately 1431 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Christine, de Pisan, approximately 1364-approximately 1431 |
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Feminism in literature.
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Feminism in art.
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Women in literature.
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Women in art.
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LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval.
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Feminism in art
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Feminism in literature
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Women in art
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Women in literature
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781802701494 |
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1802701494 |
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