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Christine de Pizan

Christine de Pizan. Lizzie Gelderman and Dani Brown. Fight, Pray, Work. To what extent can Christine de Pizan be seen as a member of both the in and out groups within a Fight, Pray, Work model, as seen through both her life and works?. . ?. Background. Born in 1364 in Venice, Italy

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Christine de Pizan

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  1. Christine de Pizan Lizzie Gelderman and Dani Brown

  2. Fight, Pray, Work To what extent can Christine de Pizan be seen as a member of both the in and out groups within a Fight, Pray, Work model, as seen through both her life and works? ... ?

  3. Background • Born in 1364 in Venice, Italy • Her father, Tommaso da Pizzano, was physician at Charles V's court • At the age of 15, married to Etienne of Castel • Around 1387, her father died, three years later, her husband died • She had no money or property • She used writing to support herself

  4. Work • Problems with Law • Nobody is above the law • Involvement in Political Thinking • 4 Principles of Justice (chivalry) • Cité des Dames (City of Ladies) • Virgin Mary as "defender, protector and guard"

  5. Fight • Concerned about what was being done in God's name • Just War (Auctorias) • Causes (justifiable/non-justifyable) • Chivalry • Masculine • Knights as it's vessel

  6. Pray • Christine grew up in an intellectual environment • Her work draws on both famous church members and classic literature • Ovid, Boethius, St. Augustine, St. Gregory • L'Epistre d'Othea á Hector (Othea's Letter to Hector) • texte, glose, & allegorie

  7. Paradoxes- in and out • Work Little known, yet very skilled • Prolific; Italian living in French court • Pray Virgin Mary • "Mater Dolorosa" vs. "defender, protector and guard" • Fight cornerstone of war literature, yet never saw combat

  8. Conclusion • NOT a feminist! • And yet, influential in gender studies due to her prolific and unapologetic nature • Work, Pray, Fight is an effective model when both in and out groups are considered.

  9. Works Cited Forhan, Kate Langdon. The Political Theory of Christine de Pizan. Hampshire: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2002. Print. Pizan, Christine de. The Book of City Ladies. New York: Persea, 1982. Print. Willard, Charity Cannon. Christine de Pizan: Her Life and Works. Persea Books, Inc. 1984. Print. Willard, Charity Cannon. The Writings of Christine de Pizan. Persea Books, Inc. 1994. Print.

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