Podcast — Episode 57
The Poetry of Christine de Pizan: A Conversation with Maryann Corbett
Maryann Corbett’s translations of three ballades by Christine de Pizan appear in the Winter 2024 issue of Athenaeum Review.
In this conversation: The poet’s life and times amidst the Hundred Years’ War, the Western Schism and the execution of Joan of Arc; the literary debate on the rights of women; the poet’s representation of courtly love; the ballade as a poetic form; and much more!
Maryann Corbett is the author of six books, most recently The O in the Air (Franciscan University Press, 2023). Christine de Pizan (1364-c. 1430) was the author of The Book of the City of Ladies and The Treasure of the City of Ladies, among many other works.