《世說新語》是一本相當難以歸類的著作，它不但是中國小說史上志人小說的代表，也是研究魏晉時期歷史不可或缺的文獻，更是研究魏晉思想乃至魏晉風度、士人心態及文化活動的重要資料。本課程試圖從文學、思想、歷史等角度，使學生從《世說新語》的內容研讀中更加認識魏晉時代，並了解《世說新語》在各領域中的重要性。首先介紹《世說新語》的成書、版本與歷代注本，分析書中篇章的分類原則和方式。接下來分別從不同領域摘選《世說新語》中的文獻加以研讀，並輔以相關學術論文之討論。

"Shishuoxinyu" is a book that is quite difficult to classify. It is not only a representative of aspirational novels in the history of Chinese novels, but also an indispensable document for studying the history of the Wei and Jin Dynasties. It is also an important material for studying the thoughts of the Wei and Jin Dynasties and even the style, mentality and cultural activities of the Wei and Jin Dynasties. This course attempts to enable students to better understand the Wei and Jin Dynasties through the study of the content of Shishuo Xinyu from the perspectives of literature, thought, history, etc., and to understand the importance of Shishuo Xinyu in various fields. Firstly, we will introduce the writing, editions and historical annotations of "Shishuoxinyu", and analyze the classification principles and methods of chapters in the book. Next, we select documents from "Shishuoxinyu" from different fields and study them, supplemented by discussions of relevant academic papers.

余嘉錫：《世說新語箋疏》，台北：華正書局有限公司，1993年。
徐震堮：《世說新語校箋》，台北：文史哲出版社，1989年。
楊勇：《世說新語校箋》，台北：正文書局有限公司，2000年。
蔣凡、李笑野、白振奎：《全評新注世說新語》，北京：人民出版社，2013年。

Yu Jiaxi: "Shi Shuo Xin Yu Jian Shu", Taipei: Huazheng Book Company Co., Ltd., 1993.
Xu Zhenyan: "Shishuoxinyu Colloscript", Taipei: Literature, History and Philosophy Publishing House, 1989.
Yang Yong: "Shishuoxinyu Proofpaper", Taipei: Zheng Book Publishing Co., Ltd., 2000.
Jiang Fan, Li Xiaoye, and Bai Zhenkui: "Comprehensive Commentary on New Annotations on the World", Beijing: People's Publishing House, 2013.