From viewpoint of the character of oral Literature,this article will evaluate the gain and loss of the theory in order to find a more rational and more operative approach to folktale studies.

• 本文从口承文艺的特征出发评价其优劣得失。力图获得一定程度的方法论自觉，以便找到一条对故事研究来说更加合理、更富操作意义的阐释途径。