南宋编选诗文的风气颇盛，原因有四。南宋诗文选本出现了新的品种，表现出多样性的特征，分类趋于精细，反映出独特而丰富的文化内蕴。南宋诗文选本有序论，有圈点、评点，形成一种新的选本形式，而且在后代成为传统。选评者身份的多样化和选评宗旨的多样化，使诗文评点的内涵和形式均很丰富。这些诗文选本除了具有入选作品自身的文本价值文献价值之外，还具有传播价值和理论意义。编选者着重从具体作品的分析入手揭示理论，与纯理论自有不同，因而成为古代诗文理论之新形式。这些诗论、文论思想虽然比较零碎，但细加整理分析，则可以发现其中所蕴涵的系统性和完整性；在诗论、文论方面作出了重要的贡献。此外，在南宋诗文选本中出现了一些有关诗文批评的重要论题、概念、范畴、术语 There are four reasons why the Southern Song Dynasty complied with poetry. The Southern Song Dynasty poetry anthology appeared new varieties, showing the characteristics of diversity, the classification tends to be fine, reflecting the unique and rich cultural connotation. The order of the anthology of poems and prose in the Southern Song Dynasty is orderly, with circles and comments, forming a new form of anthology and becoming a tradition in future generations. The diversification of the appraisers’ identities and the diversification of the purpose of the appraisals make the connotation and form of poetry commentary very rich. In addition to the textual value of the selected works, these anthologies have the value of dissemination and theoretical significance. Compilers focus on revealing the theory from the analysis of specific works, and its own theory is different from pure theory, thus becoming the new form of ancient poetry theory. Although these poetic theories and literary theories are relatively fragmented, they can be found systematically and completely in the analysis of detail, and have made important contributions in the field of poetics and literary theory. In addition, there appeared some important topics, concepts, categories and terms in poetry anthology