Christine de Pizan, Empowering Women in Text and Image:

It is well known that in several of her works, Christine de Pizan actively sought to valorize and empower women; she notably made the case for women's education, argued for the protection of widows, and famously attacked the misogyny of the all-pervasive Roman de la Rose. Whilst numerous examin...

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1. Verfasser: Cooper-Davis, Charlotte (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Leeds ARC Humanities Press [2023]
Schriftenreihe:Gender and Power in the Premodern World
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Zusammenfassung:It is well known that in several of her works, Christine de Pizan actively sought to valorize and empower women; she notably made the case for women's education, argued for the protection of widows, and famously attacked the misogyny of the all-pervasive Roman de la Rose. Whilst numerous examinations have shown that Christine sought to empower women through her texts, this book demonstrates that the visual programmes of her works offer further evidence of Christine's championing women in their role as educators and activists, whilst challenging some assumptions made about gender in Christine's works. It also examines the conduits and structures by which power is conferred upon women within them. When read together, the text and image across Christine's uvre reveal a consistent picture: one in which women educate and empower one another
Beschreibung:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Dez 2023)
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (174 Seiten)
ISBN:9781802701494
DOI:10.1515/9781802701494

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