[美]费伊·比彻姆:《灰姑娘的亚洲起源——广西壮族的故事讲述者》,陆慧玲、李扬译,《民族文学研究》2019年第3期。
【内容摘要】文章通过探讨壮族民众对叶限故事所有权的表达和故事解读,梳理反映产生于9世纪广西壮族传统的故事细节,分析故事的独特感染力,追溯厘清故事中的不同亚洲叙事渊源,认为叶限故事是壮族民众的原创,印度教、佛教文化对此故事的起源具有重要影响,同时它又与汉族文化有着密切的关联。
【关键词】叶限;壮族;唐代;亚洲;口头传统
Asian Origins of Cinderella: The Zhuang Storyteller of Guangxi
Fay Beauchamp
Tran. Lu Huiling, Li Yang
Abstract: The acceptance and understanding of the Asian origins of the “Cinderella” story should replace the widely held belief that the story is fundamentally Western or universal. The Zhuang, an ethnic group at the intersection of China and Vietnam, combined ideas from their own traditions and experiences with motifs from Hindu and Buddhist narratives circulating in their area during the Tang Dynasty, and should be credited with creating this subversive, virginal, talented, and compassionate heroine.
Keywords: Ye Xian, Zhuang, Tang Dynasty, Asia, oral tradition