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Abstract

When Jeanne of Arc's triumphant march takes place, it is celebrated in enthusiastic tones by another woman, Christine de Pizan, who composed her Ditié giving way to her exultation. A different tone can be found in the writings by the contemporary theologians Jean Gerson and Jacques Gélu, justifying Jeanne's formidable undertaking: they examine the strange case and consider it admissible. Pizan's passion had previously created a City of Ladies and praised the experience of holy martyrs, whose very same voice Jeanne will hear. Two discrete precepts follow two ideas of justice -one human, the other divine- articulated in different styles of writing.

Details

Title
Il coraggio dell'esultanza dinanzi allo straordinario. L'impresa della Pulzella fra le righe dei suoi contemporanei
Author
Soleti, Maria Alessandra
Pages
129-144
Publication year
2014
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Firenze University Press Università degli Studi di Firenze
ISSN
18267513
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English, Italian
ProQuest document ID
1664233661
Copyright
Copyright Firenze University Press 2014