Abstract:

The literary power is usually hidden in the prefaces and postscripts of anthology. This is a
common phenomenon， which the prefaces and postscripts change the status of the anthology through their
literary power. Tang Wencui and Wenyuan Yinghua didn’t have much contact， but Zhou Bida proposed
Tang Wencui selected out from Wenyuan Yinghua in preface of Wenyuan Yinghua . This view made Wenyuan
Yinghua and Tang Wencui be the mother-child relationship. This use of literary powers was intentional， it
significantly increased the value of Wenyuan Yinghua ， but also changed the literary status of two anthologies.
Zhou Bida’s view was adopted later and became the prevailing view. It showed the far-reaching influence of
the literary power.