Abstract

Lu Shi，literature of myths and legends，was compiled by Luo Mi.Although scholars have been attracted by its rich data and numerous anonymous articles，there are almost none of them who have done any research in detail and depth regarding this valuable work.My dissertation，first of all，in a perspective of philology，reviews Lu Shicomprehensively.Furthermore，it explores the value of Lu Shion mythology.There are three sections included in my dissertation.

The first section is Introduction，which summarizes the status quo of academic research on Luo Mi and Lu Shi .It discloses that its related research has been in process gradually in history；however，there has never been any monograph that has studied Luo and Lu Shi specifically and deeply.Therefore，it is meaningful to do this research thoroughly.

The second section is the main body of my dissertation，composed of seven chapters，which can be divided into two parts.

Part One includes three chapters.First of all，by tracing Luo Mi's family history，it discovers that his family background has a significant influence on his work.In the meantime，it explores Lu Shi 's composition，annotation，edition，and circulation，which are critical to review Lu Shi 's value on philology.On this basis，it further discusses the contribution of Lu Shion philology.Moreover，through examining its bibliographic citations and collections of ancient works，Part One gives a convincing conclusion.

Part Two is composed of four chapters.On the basis of a study of Lu Shi 's philological value，it interprets its ancient myths and legends profoundly.Chapter Four and Five explores the filiations of ancient kings in Lu Shi .It investigates the background and preparation of Lu Shi 's compilation；further pays more attention to the source of those myths and legends，including Luo's integration of diverse figures in Lu Shi .Chapter Six finds that because of his respect and reverence of the ancient kings，when he compiles the filiations，Luo Mi does not distinguish the complex materials he has.Thus records that are related to ancient kings are all included into his work.Chapter Seven reviews related theories of mythology，and also concentrates on the analysis of ancient myths and legends recorded in Lu Shi .Not only does it explain briefly the relation of myths，legends，and history，but also points out that in the perspective of Luo Mi，besides the differences between myths and legends，there is a mixture of myths and history.

The third section is the conclusion of my dissertation.Based on its summarization of the contents in the whole dissertation，it believes that Lu Shihas an important value.In addition，regarding its significances to philology and mythology，although my dissertation has many explorations，there are still more interesting topics we can further dig out.For instance，why is it popular to study primitive history during the Song dynasty？How can we orientate the relation of Lu Shiand Jiang Xi culture，Lu Shiand cultural development during the Song dynasty？

Key Words： Luo Mi；Lu Shi；Philology；Mythology；Myth History