La ballata ‘Helas! Où donc trouveront reconfort’ di Christine de Pizan: la voce di una donna per le donne

Abstract

Christine de Pizan’s Autres Balades testify to situations and problems in medieval France as well as to personal themes. Ballad VI of the collection, entitled Helas! Où donc trouveront reconfort presents the theme of widowhood and the difficulties of the status shared by many women in the 14th century.