口述史是历史学的最早形式。在西方,最早的史学形态就是关于公元前12世纪特洛耶战争的口头传说。大约在公元前9世纪,由盲诗人荷马将这些传说编纂为史诗——《伊里亚特》,它标志着西方史学的萌芽。在古代中国,虽然没有荷马史诗那样的长篇史诗;但是《诗经》有许多篇都是记史之诗。此外,中国古代还有一种口头的资料——“语”。《国语·楚语上》记申叔时向楚庄王谈教育太子的内容包括九种,语即为其中之一。“语”是什么?韦昭注云:“语,治国之善 Oral history is the earliest form of history. In the West, the earliest forms of history were oral tales about the Trojan War of the 12th century BC. Around the ninth century BC, these stories were compiled by the blinding poet Homer into the epic - “Iliat,” which marked the birthplace of Western historiography. In ancient China, although there was no long epics like the Homeric epics, many of the “Book of Songs” are poems of history. In addition, ancient China also has an oral information - “language.” “Mandarin Chu language” when the remembrance of Shen Shu Wang Chu Prince talk about the contents of the Prince Edward contains nine kinds, the language is one of them. “Language” is what? Wei Zhao Note cloud: "language, good governance