Christine de Pizan and the Fight for France

by Tracy Adams and Tracy Adams

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271064579
• ISBN13: 9780271064574
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"