How do you use Pizan in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts.
Using Pizan
- In the example corpus, pizan often appears in combinations such as: de pizan.
Context around Pizan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 17.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 5 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Pizan
- In this selection, "pizan" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 17.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, christine, used, turnhout and belittles stand out and add context to how "pizan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include by christine pizan 1405 and christine de pizan. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "pizan" sits close to words such as aami, abada and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with pizan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Pizan, ed. by Brown-Grant, introduction. (6 words)
The Book of Peace by Christine de Pizan. (8 words)
In this particular apologetic response, de Pizan belittles her own style. (11 words)
Lyric poetry main Christine de Pizan Lyric poetry is a genre that, unlike epic and dramatic poetry, does not attempt to tell a story but instead is of a more personal nature. (32 words)
Pizan uses the vernacular French language to compose the book, but she often uses Latin-style syntax and conventions within her French prose. (23 words)
After completing this particular poem, it seems that Christine de Pizan, at the age of 65, decided to end her literary career. (22 words)
Example sentences (13)
After completing this particular poem, it seems that Christine de Pizan, at the age of 65, decided to end her literary career.
Christine de Pizan, The Book of the City of Ladies, trans. by Rosalind Brown-Grant (London: Penguin Books, 1999), introduction.
Christine de Pizan used Lucretia just as St. Augustine of Hippo did in her City of Ladies, defending a woman's sanctity.
Healing the Body Politic: The Political Thought of Christine de Pizan, Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 2005.
In this particular apologetic response, de Pizan belittles her own style.
Lyric poetry main Christine de Pizan Lyric poetry is a genre that, unlike epic and dramatic poetry, does not attempt to tell a story but instead is of a more personal nature.
New York: Persea Books, 1984 Further reading * Paakkinen, Ilse: Gender and Defence of Women in Christine de Pizan’s Thought.
Pizan, ed. by Brown-Grant, introduction.
Pizan uses the vernacular French language to compose the book, but she often uses Latin-style syntax and conventions within her French prose.
The allegory of female authority: Christine de Pizan's Cité des dames.
The book includes discussion between Christine de Pizan and the three female Virtues which are sent to aid Christine build the city.
The Book of Peace by Christine de Pizan.
The Book of the City of Ladies by Christine Pizan. 1405.
Common combinations with pizan
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- de pizan 9×