本課程希望藉由閱讀文心雕龍，探討古典文學批評的視野，理解文心雕龍的作者劉勰如何站在宇宙神理與人文流變的雙重視野，重新梳理文學既有的體類規範與創作方法。從什麼是「文」，「文」為什麼從經典中來，如何談論時代環境與「文」的關係，到書寫是什麼樣的感興過程，與如何透過「文」來相互理解，這些議題不但示範了古典文學批評的豐富面向，也可以與當今文學批評形成活潑的對話。因此本課程採行講授與討論並重的方式，希望培養學生思考與發問的習慣，同時也能隨時比對古今論點,賦予古典閱讀以當代意趣。

The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons
This course intends to explore a variety of critical perspectives from close
reading of Wenshin-Diaolong. What is “Wen”? Why “Wen” is originated from
the Classic “canon”? What’s the relationship between “Wen” and the
contemporary environment? What’s the real and secretly process of writing?
How one could interact and communicate with the others via “Wen”? We hope to
consider these questions carefully and to understand better the Chinese
Classic literary criticism.
It will encourage students to do oral expression or any kind of discussion
during class.
Requirement: (Each semester) once oral report (40 points) and the final exam
(60 points).