Christine de Pizan

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Christine de Pizan was a pioneering late medieval French writer and early feminist thinker known for her defenses of women and influential works such as "The Book of the City of Ladies."

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Christine de Pizan canonical 2

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instanceOf early feminist thinker
medieval author
philosopher
poet
political thinker
writer
activeYears early 15th century
late 14th century
birthName Cristina da Pizzano NERFINISHED
citizenship France
countryOfBirth Republic of Venice NERFINISHED
countryOfDeath Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1364
dateOfDeath c. 1430
employer French royal court NERFINISHED
era Late Middle Ages
father Tommaso di Benvenuto da Pizzano NERFINISHED
fatherOccupation astrologer
physician
gender female
genre allegory
biography
didactic literature
political treatise
hasRole professional author supporting her family
knownFor critique of misogyny in medieval literature
defense of women
one of the first women in Europe to earn a living by writing
languageOfWorkOrName Middle French NERFINISHED
maritalStatus widow
movement early humanism
pro-woman writing tradition
name Christine de Pizan NERFINISHED
notableWork Le Livre des fais et bonnes meurs du sage roy Charles V NERFINISHED
L’Épistre Othéa NERFINISHED
L’Épistre au Dieu d’Amours NERFINISHED
The Book of Deeds of Arms and of Chivalry NERFINISHED
The Book of the City of Ladies NERFINISHED
The Book of the Path of Long Study NERFINISHED
The Book of the Three Virtues NERFINISHED
The Treasure of the City of Ladies NERFINISHED
occupation author
court writer
philosopher
poet
placeOfBirth Venice NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Poissy NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
spouse Étienne du Castel NERFINISHED
workedFor Charles V of France NERFINISHED
Charles VI of France NERFINISHED

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De mulieribus claris influenced Christine de Pizan
Letter of Cupid basedOnAuthor Christine de Pizan