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Host Faves: Christine de Pizan and the Book of the City of Ladies
Host Faves: Christine de Pizan and the Book of the City of Ladies
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Apr 24, 2020
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Podcast episode
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This 2018 episode is about Christine de Pizan who wrote verse, military manuals, and treatises on war, peace and the just governance of a nation. She was the official biographer of King Charles V of France and wrote the only popular piece in praise of Joan of Arc that was penned during her lifetime.
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Released:
Apr 24, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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