“英雄无父”母题在中国叙事中的运用

The Application of the "Fatherless Heroes" Motif in Chinese Narrative

"英雄无父"母题是古代民间叙事史诗中的一个共享性的母题。它在中国叙事文学中被大量运用。从远古时期的历史记载到当代的电视剧创作中,都能看到它的身影。而且它不只是叙述着故事,同时也对塑造中国文化经验起着重要作用。文章试图从"英雄无父"母题在中国叙事文学的发生与演变中,找出中国民间文本被规约的过程与结果。

As an important motif universally shared in ancient folk epics,the ＂fatherless heroes＂ motif has been widely used in Chinese narrative literature,as is evidenced by its presence in both historical records of ancient times and contemporary TV plays.In addition to its function of narrating tales,the motif also plays a vital role in moulding the experience of Chinese culture.This paper attempts to discover the process and the result of stipulations on Chinese folk literary texts by probing into the emergence and evolution of the ＂fatherless motif＂ in Chinese narrative literature.