Project Gutenberg 2025-03-08 Public domain in the USA. 112 Christine, de Pisan 1363 1430 Pizan, Christine de Pisan, Christine de Pisan, Christiné de L'avision de Christine Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)) "L’avision de Christine" by Christine de Pisan is a poetic allegory written in the late 14th century. The text revolves around the author, who explores her visions, which touch on various philosophical and societal themes, highlighting a woman's perspective within medieval society. The work combines personal reflection with broader themes of wisdom, governance, and the nature of reality, emphasizing the importance of virtue and moral integrity. At the start of this narrative, Christine describes a spiritual journey during which she becomes tired and seeks rest during a pilgrimage. This leads her to experience a vision where her spirit is lifted to a dark realm, where she encounters a large image personifying a significant entity. This image is accompanied by a crowned shadow resembling a powerful queen, who acts as a caretaker for the image's nourishment, symbolizing the relationship between power and sustenance. The vivid descriptions and allegorical elements set the tone for a deep exploration of philosophical ideas and virtues, which unfold through Christine's subsequent encounters and reflections within the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8448970d 20230826004750depisan 1405 FR Reading ease score: 24.9 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read. fr Women authors, French -- Biography Allegories France -- History -- Medieval period, 987-1515 -- Fiction Dreams in literature PQ Text Category: Poetry Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: French Literature Category: History - Medieval/Middle Ages Category: Philosophy & Ethics 335299 2025-07-30T04:08:23.537182 text/html 308967 2025-03-08T08:09:07 text/html 1047247 2025-07-30T04:08:31.051644 application/epub+zip 1047676 2025-07-30T04:08:24.970197 application/epub+zip 314951 2025-07-30T04:08:24.317175 application/epub+zip 1597080 2025-07-30T04:08:35.438668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1535828 2025-07-30T04:08:30.565691 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300385 2025-07-30T04:08:23.068184 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 280506 2025-03-08T08:09:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17629 2025-07-30T04:08:35.623621 application/rdf+xml 17007 2025-07-30T04:08:24.566172 image/jpeg 2622 2025-07-30T04:08:24.418187 image/jpeg 959916 2025-07-30T04:08:23.583192 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia