本文以記載褒姒與周幽王亡國事跡的文史材料作為考察對象，利用傳統史籍記載與《詩經》中涉及相關事件與人物的篇章進行分析，從史實追述與文化闡釋兩方面加以論述。最後對《詩經》繫連文史之功用加以討論，指出其具有彰顯歷史的文學化與文學的歷史化之功用，前者體現於弓箭意象的深化發展方面，而後者則體現於「歌謠傳史」方法論（即利用歌謠作為史料進行分析研究）的可行性展開分析與討論，得到兩個階段性結論，其一是歌謠可以敘述裨補史料之闕漏，其二是應防備歌謠本身對史實的曲解與破壞。

This article only based on those historical materiel describes BaoSi Legend and demise of the Western Zhou Dynasty, by analyzing the traditional historical records and chapters involved in the events and characters in "The Book of Songs", basically dealt with in historical reality and cultural symbols. Finally, the article discussed on ballads’ function between literary and historical preservation, which revealing two different research directions: one is called "The literary-history", which took the images of bows and arms (弓箭意象) as an example. The other is called "The historical-literature", which got two conclusions: Ballads can elaborate and supplement insufficient information in history, and may lead to the misinterpretation for historical facts, which should be carefully used.