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  • Record Number: 8115
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Hicks , Eric.
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  • Title: The Political Significance of Christine de Pizan [The author argues that Christine's significance lies in her role as a moralist. Hicks also cautions that Christine's importance for the present age (including issues of her "feminism") must be considered carefully to avoid anachronisms. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
  • Source: Politics, Gender, and Genre: The Political Thought of Christine de Pizan.  Edited by Margaret Brabant.  Westview Press, 1992.  Pages 7 - 15.
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  • Article Type: Essay
  • Subject (See Also): Christine de Pizan, Poet Historiography Morality Political Science Politics
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  • Geographic Area: France
  • Century: 15
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  • Author's Affiliation: University of Lausanne
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  • Year of Publication: 1992.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 0813384265