The work of French poetess Christine de Pizan as a historical source

This diploma paper introduces as a historical source the work of French poetess Christine de Pizan who has been distinguished as a first "femme de lettres", i.e. the first professional writer. In the first chapter is outlined Christine de Pizan biography. An emphasis is placed on Christine's Italian roots and then on a difficult period after her husband Etienne Castel death combined with a decision to become a "professional" court poetess. A development of the way how Christine as a person was received from 15th to 21st century is also supplied in this paper. The development of Christine's work and especially its main aspects (and thus the areas of interest to which a study of her works could contribute) is a theme of the second chapter. After the introduction to development of Chtristine's work and its brief characteristic of individual works, the author of this paper goes to detailed analysis of Christine's book called Le Livre du Chemin de longue étude, on which she illustrates the most significant traits of Christine's writing: wide knowledge of philosophic publications, the Bible, close relationship with her father, building her own renown and being concerned to have a competent (and right) self-presentation in the court milieu, love to her studies and especially an advocacy of her female..