CONGRESS CANCELED Just and Unjust Political Power in Christine's Time
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Writing in a time of political turmoil, Christine de Pizan often reflects in her works on the nature of political power, how it functions within the structures of a state, how it is distributed, and how to exercise it. She authored explicit political treatises such as The Book of the Body Politic and The Book of Peace, important texts in the “Mirror for Princes” genre; in other works, such as her biography of Charles V, she addresses political power more implicitly. This session seeks to explore late medieval views of just versus unjust political power, not only in Christine de Pizan but also in the thought of her contemporaries. The papers in this section may (but are by no means required to) draw parallels with contemporary notions of just and unjust political power. Benjamin M. Semple
CONGRESS CANCELED Just and Unjust Political Power in Christine's Time
Schneider 1140
Writing in a time of political turmoil, Christine de Pizan often reflects in her works on the nature of political power, how it functions within the structures of a state, how it is distributed, and how to exercise it. She authored explicit political treatises such as The Book of the Body Politic and The Book of Peace, important texts in the “Mirror for Princes” genre; in other works, such as her biography of Charles V, she addresses political power more implicitly. This session seeks to explore late medieval views of just versus unjust political power, not only in Christine de Pizan but also in the thought of her contemporaries. The papers in this section may (but are by no means required to) draw parallels with contemporary notions of just and unjust political power. Benjamin M. Semple