Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 8890
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Quilligan , Maureen.
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  • Title: The Name of the Author: Self-Representation in Christine de Pizan's "Livre de la cite des dames" [The article focuses on the way Christine de Pizan constructs herself as a "professional" writer by naming herself at key moments, and by making her own experience the fundamental authority in her text. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
  • Source: Exemplaria: A Journal of Theory in Medieval and Renaissance Studies 4, 1 (Spring 1992): Pages 201 - 228.
  • Description:
  • Article Type: Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Authority in Literature Christine de Pizan, Poet- Livre de la Cite des Dames Literature- VerseNames in Literature Women Authors
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  • Geographic Area: France
  • Century: 15
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  • Author's Affiliation: University of Pennsylvania
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  • Year of Publication: 1992.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 10412573