《紅樓夢》作為中國古典小說的壓箱鉅作，其匯融著詩意與俚俗，自問世以來影響眾多文學愛好者，表現出「經典」是可以通過時間檢證且其本身也具有耐讀性。本課程設計以喜愛「細讀經典原著」之學生為授課對象，作為經典課程，教師將引導修課學生對經典進行全面的掌握，且以細膩閱讀和精讀為首要重點。
作家張愛玲即自陳深受《紅樓夢》與《金瓶梅》這兩部「世情」長篇的影響，白先勇先生認為《紅樓夢》絕對是偉大的世界文學名著之一，此書之於創作者所提供的重要意義不言而喻；對尚未接觸此書之一般閱讀者，在觸摸此文學鉅著前請做好心理準備：課程中勢將面對龐大的章回小說架構和文字內容，之間有著眾多人物關係與複雜的情節線，這些都是課程討論和對話的根源。此部以「世情」為主基調的長篇章回，作者曹雪芹擅於寫出的正是兼含現實社會中各層級生活的日常，以及人類普遍共通的人世之情，所以如果以「生活」及「情感」這兩個本質來看，古典作品所敘述的世界實際上便離我們沒那麼遙遠。「情」之一字，是我們與書中人重要的共性及閱讀路徑，那也讓我們可以用立足現世的生命經驗和生活基底來回望經典，以現代眼光和個人類似的生命情境進行議題審視和反思，故我們所期許「經典」之最終深意，應可契入於個體之心靈、生命與生活才是。
此作品猶如百科全書式的文化內涵，於課程安排上除了就其主題思想、人物類型、物質文化及形式結構有所認識，即透過經典自身全面揭示其審美意趣，亦將從史學縱深面闡釋何以形成「紅學」、以及其在中國小說史的獨特意義。
"Red House Dream" is a press-box work in Chinese classical novels. It combines poetry and vulgarity. Since its inspiration, it has influenced many literary lovers, showing that "classic" can be checked through time and is also read-resistant. This course is designed to teach students who like "detailed reading of classical works". As a classic course, the teacher will guide the students to fully master the classics, and take detailed reading and detailed reading as the primary focus.
The writer Zhang Ailing was influenced by Chen Shen’s two long chapters of "World Love" and "Jin Ping Mei". Mr. Bai Xianyong believed that "Red Flower Dream" was definitely one of the great world literary masterpieces. The important meaning of this book to the creator is self-evident; For those who have not met this book, please prepare your psychological preparation before touching the essay: during the course, you will face the structure and text of the big chapter novels, and there are many relationships and complex emotions between them, which are the roots of course discussions and dialogues. This long chapter with the main focus on "worldly feelings", the author Cao Xueqin is good at writing the daily life of all levels of life in real society, as well as the universally common human worldly feelings. Therefore, if we look at the two essences of "life" and "emotion", the world described in classical works is not that far away from us. The word "love" is the important commonality and reading path between us and people in the book. It also allows us to look back at the classics with our life experience and life foundation based on the present life, and review and reflect on the life situations similar to those of humans with a modern perspective. Therefore, the ultimate profound meaning of the "classics" we expect should be integrated into the mind, life and life of our individual.
This work is like an encyclopedia-style cultural connotation. In addition to understanding its theme, character type, material culture and formal structure in the course arrangement, it will fully reveal its aesthetic interest through the classic itself, and will also explain the deep meaning of "red learning" and its unique meaning in Chinese novel history.
曹雪芹、高鶚原著，馮其庸等校注：《紅樓夢校注》（彩畫本‧全套三冊），臺北：里仁書局，2003。
Original works of Cao Xueqin and Gao Dong, and the annotation of Rong Qiyong and others: "The Annotation of the Red Building Dream" (color book ‧ full set of three books), Taipei: Liren Book Bureau, 2003.
| 評分項目 Grading Method | 配分比例 Grading percentage | 說明 Description |
|---|---|---|
| 課堂表現課堂表現 Classroom performance |
35 | 參與討論發言、課堂活動及出席率 |
| 個人習作及團體報告個人習作及團體報告 Personal writing and group reports |
25 | 個人手寫預習單、小組課程引言導讀 |
| 期中考試期中考試 Midterm exam |
20 | 按授課進度進行筆試 |
| 期末課程主題習作期末課程主題習作 Final course theme writing |
20 | 圖像敘事習作及個人創作理念分享 |
