《妇女城》中的美德与克里斯蒂娜·德·皮桑现代性的一个侧面

The Virtues in The Book of the City of Ladies:An Aspect of Christine de Pizan’s Modernity

在中世纪,英雄主义是男性的特权。虽然克里斯蒂娜·德·皮桑把《妇女城》中的女性也称为英雄,但她并没有陷入中世纪性别观念中模仿男性的俗套。她认为,女性可以拥有与男性一样的美德,但同时女性具有自己的独特性,这意味着女性美德也可以成为社会的模范。皮桑将自己置于一个新的两性视角,呼吁男女灵魂和身体的平等。本文通过对《妇女城》中的美德进行探究,阐述了皮桑为重新思考两性关系可能性所做出的重要贡献,同时还展示了她对于性别观念独特且现代的思考方式。

In the Middle Ages,heroism was the prerogative of men.Although Christine de Pizan calls the women in The Book of the City of Ladies heroes,she does not fall into the clichéof imitating men in medieval gender notions.She believes that women can have the same virtues as men,but at the same time women have their own uniqueness,which means that women’s virtues can also become a model for society.Christine de Pizan puts herself in a new gender perspective,calling for the equality of soul and body of both sexes.This article explores the virtues in The Book of the City of Ladies to illustrate the significant contribution Christine de Pizan has made in reimagining the possibilities of the relationship between men and women.It also seeks to highlight her distinct and modern way of thinking about gender.