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Christine de Pizan

Author of The Book of the City of Ladies

Also known as: pizan, Pizan/C, Christine Pizan, Cristine de Pizan, Cristina de Pizan, Christine de Pisan ... (see complete list), de Pisan Christine, Christine de Pizan, Christine De Pizan, Christine de Pisan, Chridtine de Pizan, de Pisan Christine ca. ca. 1431, Christine; Richards Pizan E. J. (translator) De, Christine De Pizan; Translator Earl Jeffrey Richar

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Books by Christine de Pizan

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The Book of the City of Ladies 682 copies, 3 reviews
The Treasure of the City of Ladies: or The Book of Three Virtues (Classics… 247 copies, 1 review
The Selected Writings of Christine de Pizan (Norton Critical Edition) 49 copies
The Book of Deeds of Arms and of Chivalry 40 copies, 1 review
The Book of the Duke of True Lovers 31 copies
The Writings of Christine De Pizan 24 copies
The Book of the Body Politic 17 copies, 1 review
Christine De Pizan's Letter of Othea to Hector: Translated With… 8 copies
Le Chemin de longue étude 3 copies
Le Livre des faits et bonnes moeurs du sage roi Charles V 2 copies
The Book of Fayttes of Armes and of Chyualrye 1 copy
Le débat sur le Roman de la Rose 1 copy
10. Which Speaks of the Instruction of Women of Light Morals 1 copy
Ballades, Rondeaux and Virelais 1 copy

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Canonical name

de Pizan, Christine

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Date of birth

1363

Date of death

1434

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female

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Venice, Italy

Paris, France

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Christine de Pizan was born in Italy but grew up in France, which is why she wrote in Middle French. Her father was employed at the court of King Charles V, which provided Christine with an education and an intimate view of aristocratic customs and fashions, including the practices of chivalry -- all of which informed her work. In her writings, Christine gracefully challenged the false stereotypes of women and overall misogyny of her period. Today she is considered a protofeminist author.

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