格林兄弟的语文学与“口头传统”研究

Study on the Brothers Grimm's Chinese Literature and “Oral Tradition”

《格林童话》是国际民间文学研究领域的圣经,格林兄弟一直被尊奉为国际民间文学研究的创始人。事实上,格林兄弟首先是语文学家与日耳曼学家,他们搜集与编纂民间文学的工作,是作为他们的语言、历史与法学研究的总体工作的一部分展开的,因此,理解格林兄弟的民间文学研究,应该放在其语文学与语言学的研究背景中来进行。

Grimm’s Fairy Tales is the bible in the field of international folk literature,and the brothers Grimm have been honored as the founder of international folk literature research.In fact,the brothers Grimm were first and foremost linguists and Germanists.Their work in collecting and compiling folklore was carried out as part of their overall work in language,history,and law.Therefore,the study on the folk literature of the brothers Grimm should be carried out in the context of their studies on Chinese literature and linguistics.