《文选》是我国现存的第一部诗文总集,也是集部中对中国文学影响最大的一部总集。在文学史上具有重要的开创意义。从萧统《文选》“书”一类所选录的作品,可看出他的文学观。本文试从“书”类为一切入点,从而来探析萧统与同时代的刘勰文学观的异同。 “Wenxuan” is the first collection of poems and excerpts in existence in our country and the most important one in the collection of Chinese literature. In the history of literature has an important pioneering significance. From Xiao Tong’s “Selected Works” and “Book” a class of selected works, we can see his view of literature. This article attempts to use the “book” as a starting point to analyze the similarities and differences between Xiao Tong and Liu Xie in his contemporaries.