一般说来,民族史诗是民族文学的源头,多是在口头流传的基础上形成的。《马丁·菲耶罗》是讲述阿根廷高乔人的长篇叙事诗,有人称其为“高乔人的圣经”。至于它究竟是不是真正意义上的史诗,评论界尚有争论。有人认为它是史诗,有人则认为它是“诗小说”。笔者认为,它虽不是“原生态”史诗,但它的形式、内容以及篇幅完全符合一般英雄史诗的标准。因此,我们将它纳入史诗的范畴。 In general, the national epic is the source of national literature, mostly formed on the basis of oral tradition. “Martin Fieero” is a long epic poem about Argentina’s Gaucho, some call it “the Bible of Gaucho.” As for whether it is really a real epic, critics still controversial. Some people think it is epic, while others think it is “novels ”. Although the author believes that although it is not an “epic” epic, its form, content and length fully comply with the standard of general heroic epic. Therefore, we include it in the category of epics.