An Introduction to Christine de Pizan

Nadia Margolis

An Introduction to Christine de Pizan
Format
Hardback
Publisher
University Press of Florida
Country
United States
Published
19 June 2011
Pages
272
ISBN
9780813036502

An Introduction to Christine de Pizan

Nadia Margolis

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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.

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