梁代三萧散文论

On The Essays of Three Brothers of the Xiao Family in Liang Dynasty

萧统、萧纲、萧绎之文体类较杂,数量不少。就内容而言,或论及文学,或抒情言志,或赞赏德行品性。从形式来看,三萧散文讲究藻采,语句流畅精炼,虽骈、散并行,但骈句数量颇多,散句数量较少,体现出骈文走向成熟时的特征。三萧散文内容多样,功用各异,成就较高,在南朝散文史上占有较重要的地位。

The essays, created by three brothers Xiao Tong, Xiao Gang and Xiao Yi, had diverse styles with large quantity. With respect to contents, the writings talked about literature, expressed e motion and ambition, and also praised virtue and character. With respect to the form, the three broth ers adopted flowery languages and fluent and polished sentences. Although they adopted two kinds of sentence patterns： parallel style and free style, the number of parallel sentences was more than the number of free sentences, which embodied the maturity of parallel essay. Their essays had an impor tant position in the history of the Southern Dynasties due to the various content, different functions and significant achievement.