Christine de Pisan, the Holy Scriptures and the classical authors: a singular interpretation

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https://doi.org/10.37536/RLM.2024.36.1.101857

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Classical authors, Bible, Interpretation, Myth, Querelle Roman de la Rose, Religion

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The present article explores the interpretation that Christine de Pisan, considered the first professional writer in history, provides of the Bible, a highly relevant work in the Middle Ages. Through the study of The Letter of the God of Love (1399) the letter exchanged in The Debate on the Romance of the Rose (1401) and The Book of the City of Ladies (1404) we intent to analyze the strategies and arguments that the author employs to deconstruct the interpretations propagated by men of the church and to offer a new interpretation of myths such as Genesis, original sin, the expulsion from Paradise, the impurity present in female biology or their weak and sinful nature.

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2024-07-23

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Rodríguez Varela, R. (2024) “Christine de Pisan, the Holy Scriptures and the classical authors: a singular interpretation”, Revista de Literatura Medieval. Alcalá de Henares, ES, 36(1), pp. 221–235. doi: 10.37536/RLM.2024.36.1.101857.

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Vol. 36 (2024): Revista de Literatura Medieval

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