

Aldershot, Eng.: Ashgate, 2002, 187 p.įocuses on Christine's political writings addressed to the French court and considers her defense of women in the context of her larger social vision. The Political Theory of Christine de Pizan. Interprets The Book of the City of Ladies with a focus on both prose technique and gender issues.įorhan, Kate Langdon. "The Feminist Mnemonics of Christine de Pizan." Modern Language Quarterly 55, no. Includes essays on Christine's involvement in the production of her writings, the intertextuality of her works, and the context in which she wrote.Įnders, Jody. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1998, 287 p. Christine de Pizan and the Categories of Difference. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 1986.Ĭompares Chaucer's and Christine's literary attempts to portray women favorably.ĭesmond, Marilyn, ed. "Rewriting Woman Good: Gender and the Anxiety of Influence in Two Late-Medieval Texts." In Chaucer in the Eighties, edited by Julian N. New York: New York University Press, 1980.īriefly discusses Christine's roles as historical writer and defender of women's inherent abilities.ĭelaney, Sheila. "Gender and Genre: Women as Historical Writers, 1400-1820." In Beyond Their Sex: Women of the European Past, edited by Patricia H.

Relates Christine's personal life to her writings and addresses her awareness of the sacrifices she made to be a female scholar.ĭavis, Natalie Zemon. "Christine de Pizan (1364-1430): Humanism and the Problem of a Studious Woman." Feminist Studies 3 (spring-summer 1976): 173-84. New York: Routledge, 2003, 296 p.Ĭontains up-to-date original essays by important Christine scholars, including Earl Jeffrey Richards, Nadia Margolis, Marilyn Desmond, and Liliane Dulac.īell, Susan Groag. CriticismĪltman, Barbara K., and Deborah L. New York: Persea Books, 1984, 266 p.Īddresses Christine's beliefs and ideals as reflected in her works and characterizes her as a dedicated scholar. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1989, 185 p. Christine de Pizan: A Bibliography, 2nd ed. Surveys major themes and lists important editions and studies includes many studies available only in French. "Christine de Pizan." In French Women Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical Source Book, edited by Eva Martin Sartori and Dorothy Wynne Zimmerman, pp. London: Grant and Cutler, 1984, 131 p.Ĭategorizes studies by individual works and major themes, with cross-referencing. Christine de Pizan: A Bibliographical Guide. CHRISTINE DE PIZAN: FURTHER READING Bibliographies
