New Medieval Books: I, Christine
Fans of Christine de Pizan will certainly enjoy having some historical fiction about her fascinating life
Business Ethics according to Christine de Pizan
How should one run a business? For Christine de Pizan, the famous medieval French writer, those who lived by trade should follow these simple rules.
The Daily Life of a Medieval King
Have you wondered what a medieval king did on a typical day? Thanks to Christine de Pizan, we have an account of what daily life was like for King Charles V of France.
Christine de Pizan: Women’s Most Famous Medieval Defender
Despite centuries of obscurity, one of the most popular authors of the medieval period is slowly finding her place in the literary canon restored. Said to have been the first professional woman writer, Christine de Pizan’s life and career rivalled that of any of her better-known male counterparts, and believe it or not, she used that popularity to highlight women’s strengths and struggles.
Exploring the Geographies of Froissart’s Chroniques
I’m going to actually speak about a field, rather a subfield, of the digital humanities known as the spatial humanities.
Christine de Pizan: Articles and Theses
Here is a list of articles, dissertations and theses about the medieval writer Christine de Pizan that you can access online for free:
Christine de Pizan
This week, Danièle explores the life and writings of one of the most outspoken women of the Middle Ages: Christine de Pizan.
15th-century Christine de Pizan manuscript acquired by the University of Toronto
Christine de Pizan, one of the first women in the West to earn a living by her pen, is increasingly seen as one of the most important thinkers of her time.
Two Different Views of Knighthood in the Early Fifteenth-Century: Le Livre de Bouciquaut and the Works of Christine de Pizan
This article contends that the view of knighthood defended by the author of the biography was strikingly different in many ways from that held by Christine.
Who was Christine de Pizan?
Danièle Cybulskie talks about an awesome fifteenth-century female writer: Christine de Pizan.
What is Medieval Paratext?
When considering medieval manuscripts, what is marginal, and what is not?
Book Review: A Medieval Woman’s Companion by Susan Signe Morrison
Susan Signe Morrison’s book, “A Medieval Woman’s Companion” brings the contributions of medieval women, famous and obscure, to the forefront in this fantastic introductory text.
The Daily Life of a Medieval King
Have you wondered just what a medieval king did on a typical day? We actually do have an account of what it was like for King Charles V of France, thanks to Christine de Pizan.
How to run your business according to Christine de Pizan
May God keep them rich, honourable and worthy of trust!
Christine de Pizan: A Feminist Way to Learning
Why this discrepancy between the views of modern critics such as Gaston Paris, Arturo Farinelli, Henri Hauvette, and Marie-Joseph Pinet, who disparage the work, and the praise given it by Christine’s contemporaries?
Decentering history: local stories and cultural crossing in a global world
Natalie Zemon Davis’ lecture at the 2010 Ludwig Holberg Prize Symposium
The Voices of Counsel: Women and Civic Rhetoric in the Middle Ages
A full discussion of women’s civic rhetoric in the Middle Ages has been somewhat obfuscated for two reasons: persistent generalities about women’s roles, and generalities about the nature of the civic itself in the Middle Ages.
Christine de Pizan in her study
By the time Christine began the Cité des dames which she completed in 1405 she stated firmly that it had become the “habit of my life” to study literature (in which she included history) and as usual she was sitting in her cell. But how did this become such a habit?
Medieval Feminine Humanism and Geoffrey Chaucer’s Presentation of the Anti-Cecilia
Perhaps the tale has been dismissed because, compared to the other tales, it appears to be simple and straightforward. Lynn Staley Johnson points out that “most Chaucerians hold that this legend could not have been written before about 1373” and further that “it is generally accepted that Chaucer decided to include the legend in the Canterbury book relatively late in the Canterbury period” .
How to be a Man, Though Female: Changing Sex in Medieval Romance
Gender participates in a series of taxonomies that structure the social order, and it therefore participates in processes beyond itself, such as Christianity and knighthood, which are equally about identity within the world of chivalric romance. Therefore, the inscription of one often helps to define the other.
“The King’s Library: Construction, Representation and Reception of the Ideal Kingship in the Late French Middle Ages”
This paper on Charles V of France and his contribution to education was given on October 5th, 2012 as part of a workshop between Freiburg and the University of Toronto.
“Doulce chose est que mariage”: Exemplarity and Advice in the Works of Christine de Pizan
I first examine the autobiographical elements of Christine’s works that highlight her personal marital experience. Christine draws authority from her first-hand knowledge of marriage, which supersedes the flawed assumptions of scholars lacking this life experience.
Nero, Emperor and Tyrant, in the Medieval French Tradition
Nero ruled the Roman Empire from 54 to 68 CE, bringing to an end the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Perversely attractive and also thoroughly abhorrent, he evoked both positive and negative images.
Constructions of Gender in Medieval Welsh Literature
The discussion of gender in medieval literary criticism is generally considered
to be a relatively new field, having achieved real momentum only in the latter half of the twentieth century. However, since it was the early fifteenth century when Christine de Pisan wrote a response to Jean de Meun’s Romance of the Rose, it cannot really be imagined that the medieval audience was too primitive to be fully aware of the subtext inside their stories.
Women and Their Fathers in Three French Medieval Literary Works
The significance of fathers with regard to their adult daughters seems to be composed of two dominant facets: protection and oppression.