Christine and the Arts: Aesthetics and Poetics in the Writings of Christine de Pizan
Sponsoring Organization(s)
International Christine de Pizan Society, North American Branch
Organizer Name
Benjamin M. Semple
Organizer Affiliation
Gonzaga Univ.
Presider Name
Julia Nephew
Presider Affiliation
Independent Scholar
Paper Title 1
The Poetry of Christine de Pizan: Precision in Translation and Performance
Presenter 1 Name
Suzanne Savoy
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Independent Scholar
Paper Title 2
The Power of Imagination in Christine de Pizan: Cognition, Devotion, Aesthetic Experience
Presenter 2 Name
Benjamin M. Semple
Paper Title 3
Respondent
Presenter 3 Name
Susan Dudash
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Start Date
12-5-2018 3:30 PM
Session Location
Bernhard 205
Description
A trend in Christine de Pizan scholarship has been to emphasize her status as a writer of social commentary and as a moralist; this trend tends to deemphasize the importance Christine attributes to art, beauty, and artistic creation. This session of papers will offer a corrective by taking a broad approach to Christine de Pizan’s appreciation of the arts and to the principles of aesthetics, explicit or implicit, that emerge from her works, including her poetics, her views on the visual and performing arts, and her aesthetics.
Benjamin M. Semple
Christine and the Arts: Aesthetics and Poetics in the Writings of Christine de Pizan
Bernhard 205
A trend in Christine de Pizan scholarship has been to emphasize her status as a writer of social commentary and as a moralist; this trend tends to deemphasize the importance Christine attributes to art, beauty, and artistic creation. This session of papers will offer a corrective by taking a broad approach to Christine de Pizan’s appreciation of the arts and to the principles of aesthetics, explicit or implicit, that emerge from her works, including her poetics, her views on the visual and performing arts, and her aesthetics.
Benjamin M. Semple