我曾在1994年的一篇文章中提出过“抒情史诗”的概念。抒情史诗是以历史为依托的抒情诗。它与西方的史诗不同,西方的史诗着重在史,在叙述历史故事,诗的叙事功能是第一位的,比如《荷马史诗》。我国少数民族的史诗也是侧重于叙事的,如藏族史诗《格萨尔王传》。汉语诗歌中则没有发现这样的史诗。这些是汉诗有别于 I wrote the concept of “lyrical epic” in an article in 1994. Lyrical epic is based on historical lyrics. It is different from Western epics. Western epics focus on history. When narrating historical stories, the narrative function of poetry is the first one, such as Homer’s epic. The epic of our ethnic minorities is also focused on the narrative, such as the Tibetan epic “King Gesar.” Chinese poetry did not find such an epic. These are different from Chinese poetry