英国盎格鲁·撒克逊时期的民间诀术歌,如果单从文学的标准去衡量,它们是幼稚的,似乎并没多大价值:但是,从另一方面——我是说从民俗学(或者人类学)的角度去观照,现代读者就得刮目相看了:这些貌似平庸、荒谬的民间诗歌竟然包含着极其丰富的思想意义和无可非议的历史认识价值,这一点恐怕一般的文人诗歌是无法相比的。 Folk-art songs from the Anglo-Saxon period in the UK, if measured solely on the basis of literary standards, are immature and appear to be of little value: But on the other hand - I mean, from folklore (or anthropology) Modern readers have to admire: these seemingly mediocre, absurd folk poetry even contains extremely rich ideological significance and undeniably historical value, which I am afraid that the general literati poetry is incomparable.