神话传说还是历史书写——《史记》感生神话叙事手法初探

Myths and Legends or Historical Writing——A Probe into the Narrative Techniques in the Historical Records

《史记》所记感生神话,因其内容本身与《史记》书写手法存在悖谬,历来备受争议。司马迁通过隐去叙述者、构建完整的故事情节以及还原故事场景等高超的叙事手法,实现了神话向历史的转化。历史叙事下的感生神话,则实现了神话为历史书写服务的作用。

The induced myths in Historical Records have always been controversial because of its inherent content and the writing techniques.Sima Qian realized the conversion of myth to history by hiding the narrator,constructing a complete storyline,and restoring superb narrative techniques such as story scenes.Inspired myths in historical narratives have fulfilled the role of mythology as a historical writing service.