The Argumentative Viewpoint of Xiao Tong Reflected in Wenxuan from the Perspective of Stylistic Infiltration
Xiao Tong presented his overt stylistic consciousness in Wenxuan(Selections of Refined Literature)containing the broadly-defined argumentative-style writings such as hypothetical-style writings,historical-style writ-ings,and thesis-style writings.These writings not only conform to the core essence of thorough analysis on rationali-ty but also embody a broad space for artistic creation by infiltration with Fu-style and the biography-style.The infil-tration of Fu-style is reflected in the arrangement of argumentative-style writings and the application of antithesis in Wenxuan.The infiltration of the biography-style is reflected by the infiltration of classics biography and history biog-raphy:the infiltration of classics biography is reflected in meaning of the content and the quotation of language in the classics in the argumentation;the infiltration of historical biography is reflected in the content selected from the historical biography with narrative nature.The infiltration of Fu-style forms the gorgeous style of the argumentative-style writings in Wenxuan,and the infiltration of the biography-style deepens the depth of argumentation.It is con-cluded that,to a certain extent,the infiltration of Fu-style and the biography-style reveals the argumentative view-point attaching equal importance to literariness and thisness.