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Christine de Pizan and the Fight for France
Tracy Adams
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Description for Christine de Pizan and the Fight for France
Hardback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1DDF; DSBB; HBJD; HBLC1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
In Christine de Pizan and the Fight for France, Tracy Adams offers a reevaluation of Christine de Pizan’s literary engagement with contemporary politics. Adams locates Christine’s works within a detailed narrative of the complex history of the dispute between the Burgundians and the Armagnacs, the two largest political factions in fifteenth-century France. Contrary to what many scholars have long believed, Christine consistently supported the Armagnac faction throughout her literary career and maintained strong ties to Louis of Orleans and Isabeau of Bavaria. By focusing on the historical context of the Armagnac-Burgundian feud at different moments and offering close readings of ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
University Park, United States
ISBN
9780271050713
SKU
V9780271050713
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About Tracy Adams
Tracy Adams is Associate Professor of French at the University of Auckland.
Reviews for Christine de Pizan and the Fight for France
“This book makes a valuable contribution to Christine studies and related fields in its convincing presentation of many exhilarating ideas and approaches to familiar but underquestioned material while introducing new sources. The careful notes, bibliography, and detailed index are all attractively produced. A pleasure to read, it is highly recommended for levels ranging from undergraduates to specialists in French history ... Read more