神话是一切文学艺术的原初质料,又是它的土壤。植根于神话,可使文学艺术获得生命之源。进入现代社会以来,这已成为人文学术界的共识。但我们以往研究神话对文学的影响,多数局限于以下两方面,一是题材,某些文学作品采用了神话题材(或是运用神话典故),即证明了神话对这些文学作品的影响,二是“精神”,即认为神话中的浪漫主义、乐观主义、英雄主义或反抗精神等对 Mythology is the original material of all literature and art as well as its soil. Rooted in the myth, literature and art can get the source of life. Since entering the modern society, this has become the consensus of the humanities academia. However, most of the mythological influences on literature in the past have been confined to the following two aspects. One is the theme. Some literary works adopt the mythological theme (or use myths and allusions) to prove the myth’s impact on these literary works. Second, “Spirit”, that is, the mythology of romanticism, optimism, heroism or resistance, etc.