HIST-338 Lecture Notes - Lecture 44: Christine De Pizan, Pessimism
24 Nov 2020
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She retired to a convent at poissy, the birthplace of france"s national hero louis ix. She continued to write, although less prolifically than before. On the prison of human life (1416 1417), which bewailed the sufferings that so often characterize womens" lives in an unfair world, Christine wrote to express her grief over the death of her son. Her last work was the rousing song of joan of arc, which united her concerns for french society, the unfairness with which the world treats women, and the tragedy of frustrated love and idealism. Today her upbeat poetic satires and chivalric romances are more frequently read than her somber meditations. Her writings are frequently dour and dismaying, will disappoint readers looking for lighthearted charm. She craved order and stability above all and was deeply depressed by the rapid erosion of those qualities all around her.
