口头叙事与文献叙事的互证——论《张秀眉起义史诗》的史料价值

Mutual Certification Between Oral Narrative and Literature Narrative——On Value of Historical Data of Zhang Xiumei Revolt Epic

苗族民间叙事作品十分丰富,它们不仅具有重要的文学价值,也具有重要的史料价值。苗族民间流传的《张秀眉起义史诗》是苗族文化史上重要的口头叙事作品,其史料价值不可小视。主要体现为真实反映起义发生的背景与原因,与史载互证;详细记录起义主要经过,补史之所阙;重点记述起义的重要人事,详史之所略。

Folk narratives of Miao, which are very rich, have important value not only in literature but also in historical data. Zhang Xiumei Revolt Epic, as an important folk oral narrative which is popluar in Miao, has important value of historical data. It mainly reflects the actual background and reasons for this revolt, and form the mutual certification with historical literature . Additionally, it records the main processes of revolt details which can be regarded as making up the gap of historical data. In order to supplement the elliptical contents, this epic attachs its importance to description of the improtant person and things in detail.