决斗,是欧洲近代曾经流行过的一种解决争执的办法。决斗双方约定时间、地点,在公证人监视之下,利用剑或手枪来进行公平较量,直到一方被杀为止。在决斗中胜出的一方无需为被杀者的性命负责。在历史上,参与决斗的名人是相当多的,如俄国诗人普希金、意大利诗人卡瓦洛蒂、美国作家马克·吐温、德国音乐家亨德尔等都是。如果说诗人和艺术家的气质,使得文人们更易于倾向用感性的冲突来决定荣辱成败,那后人至 The duel is a solution to disputes that has prevailed in modern Europe. Duel both sides agreed time, place, under the notary's surveillance, the use of swords or pistols for a fair contest, until one was killed so far. The party who won in the duel need not be responsible for the lives of those killed. Historically, there are quite a few celebrities participating in the duel, such as Russian poet Pushkin, Italian poet Cavalotti, American writer Mark Twain and German musician Handel. If the temperament of the poets and artists makes the literati more apt to tend to use the emotional conflicts to determine the success or failure of honor, then descendants