← Christine de PizanPoemsby Christine de PizanCollection of lyric verse exploring love, loss, and courtly themesFind on Amazon↗About the authorChristine de PizanItalian-born French poet and the first professional woman writer in European literature. Her Book of the City of Ladies and lyrical ballades championed women's worth and learning.More by Christine de PizanBook of the City of LadiesAllegorical defense of women's accomplishments throughout history against misogyny→Epistle of OtheaAllegorical instructional work advising a noble youth on virtue and conduct→The Book of PeaceProse and verse work promoting peace and rational governance→
