Uniform Title: Épître d'Othéa à Hector. English
Famous Classic French Poetry Book - Translated into English
Christine de Pizan (also seen as de Pisan) (1363–c.1434) was a writer and analyst of the medieval era who strongly challenged misogyny and stereotypes that were prevalent in the male-dominated realm of the arts. De Pizan completed forty-one pieces during her thirty-year career (1399–1429)....
De Pisan Christine - The epistle of Othea to Hector / or The boke of knyghthode
The epistle of Othea to Hector / or The boke of knyghthode
De Pisan Christine
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Uniform Title: Épître d'Othéa à Hector. English
Famous Classic French Poetry Book - Translated into English
Christine de Pizan (also seen as de Pisan) (1363–c.1434) was a writer and analyst of the medieval era who strongly challenged misogyny and stereotypes that were prevalent in the male-dominated realm of the arts. De Pizan completed forty-one pieces during her thirty-year career (1399–1429). She earned her accolade as Europe’s first professional woman writer (Redfern 74). Her success stems from a wide range of innovative writing and rhetorical techniques that critically challenged renowned male writers such as Jean de Meun who, to Pizan’s dismay, incorporated misogynist beliefs within their literary works.