匯集多人詩文作品的集子（與匯集某一作家詩文作品的“別集”相對(duì)）,。今天所傳最早的總集是漢代王逸編輯的《楚辭章句》,。總集的體例,，從內(nèi)容角度看,，有“全集式”總集與“選集式”總集；按照收錄時(shí)代范圍,可分為通代總集和斷代總集,；按所收錄作品的文體,可分為專輯同一文體的總集和匯集各種文體作品的總集,。總集中最有代表性的為梁代昭明太子蕭統(tǒng)及文士共同編選的《文選》,?！段倪x》選錄先秦至梁初各類文體700余篇文學(xué)作品，以內(nèi)容與文采并茂為收錄標(biāo)準(zhǔn),，不收經(jīng),、史、子類文章（僅收史傳中的少量序,、論,、贊），反映出當(dāng)時(shí)人們的文學(xué)觀念,，對(duì)于后世文學(xué)發(fā)展影響深遠(yuǎn),。

Zongji (總集) is a collection of various authors' poems and proses (distinct from bieji〔別集〕, a collection of a particular author's literary works). The earliest anthology we find nowadays is 'Verses from the Odes of Chu,' compiled and edited by Wang Yi in the Han Dynasty. In terms of content, an anthology could be either comprehensive or limited in selection. Chronically, an anthology can be a general collection spanning written history, or a general collection from one dynasty. In terms of the genre of collected works, it can be divided into collections of a specific genre and collections of various genres. The most representative anthology is 'Selected Literary Works' compiled and edited jointly by Crown Prince Xiao Tong and his literary advisors in the Liang Dynasty of the Southern Dynasties. 'Selected Literary Works' consists of more than 700 outstanding literary pieces of various genres from pre-Qin through the early Liang. It does not include any work that belongs to the categories of jing (經(jīng) Confucian classics), shi (史 history), or zi (子 thoughts of ancient scholars and schools), but does include a small number of prefaces, commentaries, and eulogies from shi. 'Selected Literary Works' reflects the literary trend of the time and exerted a far-reaching impact on the development of Chinese literature in the years to come.

引例 Citations：

◎總集者，以建安之后，辭賦轉(zhuǎn)繁,，眾家之集,，日以滋廣， 晉代摯虞……合而編之,，謂為《流別》,。（《隋書·經(jīng)籍志》）

總集之由來，是因?yàn)闈h建安之后,，辭賦創(chuàng)作數(shù)量繁多,，各家的文集，日益增廣,。于是晉朝的摯虞……把它們合編在一起,，稱之為《流別》。

An anthology was compiled because a large number of works of ci (辭) and fu (賦) were created, and different collections of various authors were widespread. They were put together under the title of 'Literary Trends and Schools' by Zhi Yu of the Jin Dynasty. (The History of the Sui Dynasty)

◎總集蓋源于《尚書》《詩》三百篇,，洎王逸《楚詞》,、摯虞《流別》后，日興紛出,，其義例可得而言,。（馬其昶《〈桐城古文集略〉序》）

總集大體源于《尚書》《詩經(jīng)》，及至王逸編選《楚辭》,、摯虞編選《流別》之后,，紛紛面世，它的主旨和體例才可以論說清楚,。

The form of anthology originated from 'The Book of History' and 'The Book of Songs.' After 'Verses from the Odes of Chu' and 'Literary Trends and Schools' were compiled and edited by Wang Yi and Zhi Yu respectively, various anthologies began to appear, and became clear in themes and formats. (Ma Qichang: Preface to Selected Classic Works of the Tongcheng School)

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