《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。

"New Words of the World" is a very difficult book. It is not only a representative of Chinese novels in the history of Chinese novels, but also an indispensable text for studying the history of the Wei Dynasty. It is also an important data for studying Wei Dynasty thoughts and even Wei Dynasty styles, scholars' attitudes and cultural activities. This course test picture allows students to better understand the Wei Dynasty from the perspectives of literature, thought, history, etc., and understand the importance of "New Words" in various fields from the perspectives of "New Words". First, we will introduce the book, version and reprint of "New Words of the World", and analyze the classification principles and methods of chapters in the book. Next, we will select the texts in "New Words of the World" from different fields to study them, and discuss them in related 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: "Commentary on the New Words of the World", Taipei: Huazheng Book Bureau Co., Ltd., 1993.
Xu Zhenyu: "New School of the World", Taipei: Literature, History and Philosophy Press, 1989.
Yang Yong: "New School of the World", Taipei: Main Text Book Bureau Co., Ltd., 2000.
Qi Fan, Li Xiaoye, Bai Zhenkui: "All Reviews and New Comments on the World", Beijing: People's Publishing House, 2013.