先秦文学教育中的神话叙事与教育功能的实现

Educational Function of Myth Narrative in Literature Education of the Pre-Qin period

考察先秦时期文学教育的历史,便可确认神话叙事是先秦文学教育的重要内容构成。与文学教育的其他形式相比,神话叙事方式提供了一种特殊的原则,它无须借助芜杂的抽象观念或刻板的道德原则,而是在生动的故事情节编排中,在贴近生活话语的氛围内引导一套生活方式、价值秩序与精神理念。历史拣选了神话叙事作为文学教育的传承方式,神话叙事也成就了先秦文学教育的历史永恒。

After studying the history of literature education in the Pre-Qin period,it is confirmed that myth narrative is an important component of literature education in the Pre-Qin period. Compared with other forms of literature education,the myth narrative provides a special rule for interpreting the world without abstract concepts and stiff morals. Based on vivid storylines,a set of life style,value order and spiritual ideas can be constructed within the atmosphere of life discourse. History selects myth narrative as an inheritance way of literature education,and meanwhile myth narrative makes literature education of the Pre-Qin period eternal.