【摘要】 在文艺复兴时期的意大利,人们十分注重婚姻的生育功能。但在与生育相关的事宜中,男女两性所担当的角色是不同的。男性多出于对家庭规模的扩大以及荣耀的追求来关注家庭的生育,并对妇女提出了一系列要求,男性对生育的这种关注是促使妇女一直处于怀孕生子循环之中的重要因素。尽管妇女在整个生育活动中扮演主要角色,但她们的这些活动在很大程度上受男性意志的左右。而且,频繁的生育活动把妇女的活动束缚在家庭范围内,她们不能像男性一样在社会领域中担任公职和进行其他社会活动。这都表明,文艺复兴时期的意大利仍然是男性统治占据主导地位,妇女处于屈从、被动的地位。更多还原

【Abstract】 Through a discussion of the state of childbirth in Renaissance Italy, this paper analyses the manifestations of the gender relationship in marriage life and further researches into the social status of women during the period. The paper argues that the Italians of that period thirsted for obtaining male heirs in marriage life. To a great extent this made married women not only bear a mental burden, but also suffer various physical troubles brought about by frequent childbirths. At the same time, women were further confined to their homes.更多还原