Women's Social Consensus Performance of French Women at the End of the 15th Century:A Study on Les Enseignements
Les Enseignements,written by Anne of France to her daughter Susanna,contains rich educational content and serves as an important medium for examining Anne's cognitive interests in female education and the underlying deep cultural structure of the French society.From a gender perspective,Anne advocated for religious piety,moral education,and other content,aligning with the societal role set for women in the West.Anne was adept at using emotional power.She self-fashioned a delicate feminine image and female virtues,through compliance with and performance of consensus culture in banquets,attire,gifts,painting,etc..This approach allowed her to be in close proximity to and connect with male authority,legitimately borrowing symbolic power in a manner mimicking a political couple,thereby mitigating the pressure from male moral politics,while subtly expressing some feminine self-awareness.