二十世纪大禹传说研究

大禹作为古代的圣王，在中国古史中拥有至高无上的地位，这不仅是因为他是一位人神叠合的传说人物，更重要的是，由他而形成的大禹精神、大禹文化对中华文明的形成，对封建国家的政治意识、普通民众的生活、文学艺术的审美等都有不可估量的影响。因此大禹传说成为上个世纪诸多学科所关注的对象，取得了丰硕的研究成果。百年大禹传说研究大体经历了四个阶段，即萌发期（晚清至民国初）、争鸣期（20世纪20至40年代）、萧条期（50至70年代）、繁盛期（80年代以来）。未来，大禹传说研究如能从历史考证、神话解读、文化阐释三个方面入手，进行全方位的立体解构，则会取得更大的成就。

Study on the Legend of Dayu in the 20th Century

Dayu,as the saint king of ancient China,occupies the supreme status in traditional ancient history of China.He is a legend character combined by human and god.What is more important,Dayu spirit and culture due to him have an immeasurable effect on the formation process of Chinese civilization,on the political awareness of feudal state,on the lower-level life of the common people,and on the aesthetic culture of literature and art.Dayu legend has already become the study focus of many subjects and a lot of achievements have been made.If studied from historical research,myth reading,and culture interpretation in the future,the study on the legend of Dayu will make greater achievements.