在《紅樓夢》的卷首，作者曹雪芹夫子自況般地評價自己的作品：「滿紙荒唐言，一把辛酸淚；都云作者癡，誰解其中味」。誠哉斯言，此簡潔俐落的二十個字，大概是古今中外文學史中無出其右的精準自評，將《紅樓夢》的內容、作者的寫作心態、人生的酸甜苦辣，都展現出來。歷來圍繞著此近三百年前寫就的經典之考證、索隱與詮釋不知凡幾，形成了所謂的「紅學」。如果說《水滸傳》是一部怒書，《金瓶梅》是謗書，《儒林外史》為牢騷之書，則《紅樓夢》乃是一部悟書，其所遇之人皆閱歷之人，其所敘之事皆閱歷之事，其所寫之情皆閱歷之情。究其實，《紅樓夢》可被視為一精彩「自我社會誌」的偉大小說形式之藝術展演，曹雪芹在歷經人生缺陷逼仄、舊歡難拾、身世飄零、悔恨無從、付諸一哭，發而為文，以力求解脫，《紅樓夢》一書的確是曹雪芹閱歷感悟人生之辛苦結晶，「悲涼之霧，遍被華林」（魯迅語）。殊為遺憾的是「千古文章未盡才」，曹雪芹只完成前八十回，後四十回由高鶚所續，然仍不礙其為未完成之巨著。
《紅樓夢》是一首無韻的《離騷》；也是一部「說」家之千古絕唱；更是對一個封建黑暗王國的「現象學式還原」，是一首封建制度和封建貴族世家的輓歌，交織著人生的痛苦和歡樂、憂愁和哀傷、繁華和零落、正直和邪惡、愛情和淫欲，以及權勢者的專橫霸道和「被侮辱與被損害者」的呻吟之現世相。曹雪芹以如椽之筆為末世的封建社會描繪了一幅精確而生動的工筆畫，《紅樓夢》更是一曲淒美的青春、愛情和理想的頌歌，對其所身處之社會，從它的社會制度到全部「上層建築」做了深情的回眸與定格。
庭院深深，本課程無法透過有限的學期課程盡覽《紅樓夢》既浩瀚又幽深的風景，只但求充當一個盡職合格的導遊，將《紅樓夢》視為一生命的大書，進行生命的對話，力求做到閱讀與生命之有機連結。此外，作為問石之路的初步嘗試，本課程也企圖以文學社會學的敏感與理論視野將《紅樓夢》拆解為五條主要軸線，進行解讀與詮釋：人生本體論、社會生活史記、眾生相人物誌、「詩意栖居」認識論、「以情悟道」認識論，和情欲微物論。
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At the beginning of the volume of "Red House Dream", the author Cao Xueqin praised his work in a self-righteous manner: "It is full of absurd words, a handful of bitterness; it is said that the author is, who can explain the taste of it." To be honest, these twenty simple words are probably the most accurate self-evaluation in the history of ancient and modern Chinese and foreign literature. They show the content of "Red House Dream", the author's writing attitude, and the ups and downs of life. After all, we have been circulating the classical testimonials, quizzes and comments written nearly three hundred years ago, forming the so-called "red learning". If we say "The Water Ridge" is an angry book, "Jin Ping Mei" is a book, and "The Scholars" is a book of silence, "Red House Dream" is a book of enlightenment. The people he meets are all people he cares about, the things he cares about are all things he cares about, and the feelings he writes are all things he cares about. In fact, "Red Building Dream" can be regarded as a wonderful "self-society magazine" art performance. Cao Xueqin is a long-term and small art form in his life flaws, difficult old days, zero life experience, no regrets, and crying, and making a text to strive to solve the problem. The book "Red Building Dream" is indeed the crystallization of Cao Xueqin's experience of the hard work of life, "the sadiness of sadness is everywhere in the Hualin" (Lu Xun). It is a pity that "the articles of all ages have not been fully qualified." Cao Xueqin only completed the first eighty chapters, and the last forty chapters were continued by Gao Tong, but he still did not reconcile the unfinished masterpiece.
"Red House Dream" is a song that is indifferent to "Leave the Hour"; it is also a "speaking" song for the ages; it is also a "realistic regeneration" for a feudal dark kingdom. It is a song of feudal system and feudal noble families, interweaving the pain and joy of life, sorrow and sorrow, prosperity and silence, integrity and evil, love and lust, as well as the domineering of power and the groaning of "the insulted and victimized". Cao Xueqin used the pendant to paint a precise and vivid painting of the feudal society of the apocalypse. "Red House Dream" is a song of pure youth, love and ideals, which makes a affectionate look back and freeze on the society where it lives, from its social system to all "upper-level buildings".
The courtyard is deep. This course cannot enjoy the vast and profound scenery of "Red House Dream" through the limited academic course. It is just to be a qualified tour, and regard "Red House Dream" as a book of life, conduct dialogues of life, and strive to achieve an organic connection between reading and life. In addition, as a preliminary attempt on the road to stone, this course also intends to dismantle "Red Building Dream" into five main axial lines based on the sensitivity and theoretical thinking of literature and society, and interpret and explain: life theory, social life history, life-related figures, "residence in a silence", "enlightenment with emotion", and the micro-object discussion of desire.
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曹雪芹、高鶚原著，徐少知等校注，2018。《紅樓夢新注》。台北：里仁。
Original works by Cao Xueqin and Gao Yu, proofread by Xu Shaozhi and others, 2018. "New Notes on Red House Dreams". Taipei: Li Ren.
| 評分項目 Grading Method | 配分比例 Grading percentage | 說明 Description |
|---|---|---|
| 作業一作業一 Work One |
20 | |
| 課堂討論課堂討論 Class discussion |
10 | |
| 小組報告小組報告 Group Report |
20 | |
| issue memoissue memo issue memo |
50 |
