Who was Christine de Pizan? In Conversation about an Extraordinary Medieval Trailblazer

One of the first professional women authors of the Middle Ages,
Italian-French writer, strategist and historian Christine de
Pizan (1364–c.1429) possessed extensive knowledge of military
tactics and advocated for women’s equality centuries before the
feminist movement.





Last year, De Gruyter published her highly influential military
and warfare treatise, “Le livre de faiz d’armes et de
chevallerie” (Book of Deeds of Arms and Chivalry, 1410) together
with its contemporary German translation.





On the occasion of Women’s History Month, we take a look back on
the life and work of this extraordinary figure with Pizan experts
Earl Jeffrey Richards and Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski.





Prof. Dr. phil. (em.) Earl Jeffrey Richards is
Professor of Romance Literatures at the Bergische Universität
Wuppertal. In 1982, he translated The Book of the City of Ladies
by Christine de Pizan and has been actively writing about her and
her works ever since.





Prof. Dr. phil. (em.) Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski
is Distinguished Professor Emerita at the University of
Pittsburgh and was President of the Medieval Academy of America
in 2020/2021. Her research focuses on French medieval literature
and culture, in particular Christine de Pizan.





Alexandra Koronkai-Kiss is Editorial
Communications Manager at De Gruyter. She holds degrees from the
University of St Andrews and the University of Edinburgh and has
worked in the art world across Europe, specializing in online
communication and digital strategy.





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https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110717105/html





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