彝族民间长诗《阿左分家》和《赛玻嫫》简论

On Two Long Yi Folk Poems: Ahzuo Dividing Family and Sai Bo Mo

流传于楚雄彝族自治州双柏县的彝族民间长诗《阿左分家》和《赛玻嫫》是彝族民间文学的瑰宝,其故事类型大致可以归属于两兄弟的故事类型和蛇郎故事类型。两部长诗内容丰富,故事情节跌宕起伏,运用了二元对立的方式、程式化的语言及发乎自然的比喻等多种艺术手法塑造了鲜明的人物形象,故事的主要社会功能是对彝族人民进行道德教育。

Circulating in Shuangbai County,Chuxiong Yi Nationality Autonomous Prefecture,Ahzuo Dividing Family and Sai Bo Mo – two long folk poems of the Yi people – are treasures of the Yi folk literature and their topics can be categorized as those of Two Brothers and Mr. Snake. Both poems are rich in content and intriguing in plot,as they both employ binary opposition,stylized language,spontaneous similes and other figurative techniques to portray vivid characters. The main social function of the stories is to give the Yi people a moral lesson.