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Christine de Pisan(1364-1430)
By ML, LB, and MF
General• Born in Venice, Italy• Father was promoted
to King Charles V of France’s physician, making them move to Paris, France at age five
• Grew up in the King’s court
• Closer to father than mother
More General• Got a good
education• For safety during the
Hundred Years’ War (a series of wars between France and England, entered a nunnery in 1418, yet continued to write
Education• High ranked family=good education• Got an education similar to that of a boy’s
which was very unusual• Took Latin, philosophy, literature, and the
sciences known to the Medieval world• Well read, interested in the writings of
scholars and clerics of her own time (cleric: a priest or minister of the Christian church)
Family and Relations1) Tomasso de Pizzano (her father)• Moved to Venice in 1357, Christine was born in 1364• Job: the astrologer and medical advisor to King King
Charles V2) Etienne du Castel (her husband)• 1380 Married Christine when she was fifteen years old• Had a happy marriage• Graduate of the University of Paris=well educated• Job: royal secretary• Died in 1390, 3) Her children: Marie (girl), Jean (boy), third child died during
childhood=name unknown
Writing
Writing: Topics• Mainly, she wrote about women’s rights
• She especially liked writing to defend women against what men said about them
The Book of the City of Ladies
The Book of the City of Ladies- This book spoke out for the political and social virtues for women, the right for a woman to receive an education, and defended women against the accusations that females are vain
More Books• The Book of Three Virtues- Gave advice to
women on how to behave so they would receive respect in medieval society. Military strategies
• Love poems mourning her husband’s death- she really loved her husband
• Tributes to other women (Joan of Arc)• Autobiography• The official biography of Charles V
Patronage
Patronage• At that time, writers and other artists were
dependant on wealthy patrons• Patronage: A writer would dedicate his or her
work to a patron and receive a gift of money in return
• Some examples of Christine’s patrons are: the dukes of Burgundy and Orleans
• She wrote the kinds of books she knew would please rich people at the French court- History, Poetry, and Biography
Christine’s Significance(Why are we learning about her?)
Significance
• Became one of the earliest women to support herself through writing
• Endured the deaths of her husband, father, and third child
• Survived part of the Hundred Years’ War
Picture URLs• http://hlte.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/christinedepisan.jpg
• http://mw.mcmaster.ca/images/dbase/britlib/0082w.jpg
• http://z.about.com/d/historymedren/1/0/t/F/2/christine_and_son.jpg
• http://z.about.com/d/historymedren/1/0/z/F/2/christine_isabeau.jpg
• http://xenophongroup.com/montjoie/pizan001.jpg
• http://blufiles.storage.live.com/y1pC2GziETGF-zm0zJ-sYVlsJXhrrZDLMSVpXXTXajncmzDymSMCJ5Ni6PV1y5ExSdfMKXPqNMjIYY
• http://crm.revues.org/docannexe/image/3212/img-12.jpg
• http://barista.media2.org/wp-content/christinedepisan.jpg
• http://www.dead-onwebsites.com/Under%20Discussion/Chris_figure_nine.jpg
• http://kok.blox.pl/resource/557pxChristine_de_Pisan__cathedra.jpg
• https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/mlove/www/images/christine%20de%20pizan.jpg
• http://www.dhushara.com/book/renewal/voices2/pizan.jpg
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