La città delle dame

This is an amazing humanist text written in 1405. Through her discourse to explain the misconception of woman, Pizan elevates her argument beyond the literature of 20th century feminists. Where Friedan, Steinem, Hooks, etc. would outline the maladjustment and oppression of women, Pizan would argue t Leggi tutto

In this book, written in 1405, the author is given examples (by Lady Reason, Lady Rectitude and Lady Justice)to help erect a 'city of ladies'. In part it is a metaphor of the city being built up of the reputations of great women, but it is also meant to be peopled with great and virtuous women too.

Me gustaría presentaros a Christine de Pizan, nacida en Venecia en 1364, se trasladó junto a su familia a vivir a Francia pues su padre trabajaba en la corte del rey Carlos V. En ese ambiente intelectual, Christine pudo disfrutar de una buena educación y aprendió varios idiomas. Se casó a los quince Leggi tutto

«XXXVI. Contro quelli che dicono che non è bene che le donne apprendano le lettere.» Christine de Pizan (1365 – 1430) è tra le figure più interessanti e significative del panorama letterario francese tra XIV e XV secolo. Questo che ho avuto tra le mani è solo la versione ridotta (90 pagine), curat Leggi tutto

This book has quite a lot of points which are very interesting and pretty progressive (bearing her Medieval period in mind!) from a feminist point of view (pro-woman representation, criticism of patriarchal double standards, gender roles, and the behaviour of misogynistic entitled men against women) Leggi tutto