《亚鲁王》英雄征战母题探析

An Exploration of the Motif——Hero's Conquest in King Yalu

英雄征战母题是作为英雄母题中非常重要的一个母题,它是英雄之为英雄的最好证明。在北方的史诗中大部分英雄的业绩都是征战,为女人征战、为领地征战、为族人征战,而苗族史诗《亚鲁王》中亚鲁却是因兄弟之间的矛盾而被迫征战。文章将史诗《亚鲁王》与南北方史诗进行对比,以此探索《亚鲁王》史诗中英雄征战母题中的所蕴含的民俗礼仪以及历史文化。

Hero conquest motif, one of the key motifs among hero motifs, is the best evidence for a hero as the hero. The most hero＇s achievements of epic in the north are about conquests, namely, conquest for woman, or for manor, or even for clansman; however, as to the epic King Yalu by Miao people, the war was occasioned by the conflict between brothers. The author of this paper makes a comparison between King Yalu and the epics from north and south with a view to exploring the folk etiquette and historical culture implied in the motif--hero＇ s conquest in King Yula.