Abstract：The order of arrangement of the writings in the Selections of Refined Literature (《文选》) involved political, academic, and literary factors. Its study should take for reference such writings as the Records of Art and Literature from the Chronicles of the Han Dynasty (《汉书艺文志》) and the Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons (《文心雕龙》). As the general collection of literary writings compiled by Crown Prince Zhaoming (昭明太子), the Selections of Refined Literature naturally included such entries as the construction of rituals and music, auspicious embellishments, and strategies of state governance. And it was certainly necessary to maintain and create the positive image of the Crown Prince Xiao Tong (萧统). All of the factors above contributed to the inherent rationale in the compilation of the Selections of Refined Literature.
An Argumentation on “the Orderless Arrangement of the Writings in the Selections of Refined Literature”[J]. Journal of Peking University(Philosophy and Social Sciences), 2023, 60(1): 78-.
