紅樓夢.5 神話專題 II - 皇英絳珠神話 (一) (Dream of the Red Chamber EP5)

臺大中國文學系 歐麗娟教授
本課程以《紅樓夢》為範圍，區分為文化與人物論兩大範疇。在文化方面，由於《紅樓夢》吸納傳統中國文學與文化的涵蓋面甚廣，將涉­及「神話運用與詮釋」、「讖語式的表達」、「悟道模式」、「遊仙模式」、「喜劇精神」、「母神崇拜」、「少女崇拜」、「大觀園之­設計與用意」、「詩歌表現」等主題單元，以建立全書的歷史性縱深，以及這部小說的集大成內涵。
在人物論部分，為避免傳統紅學偏於單向度而扁平化，終以簡化∕極化的道德評價為歸趨的慣習，本課程將採取「情節聯繫的有機化」、­「人物性格的豐富化」雙綰交涉的解讀方式，挖掘出學界一般忽略的情節做為內證，進行全面的比對與整合；也對一般視為不證自明的敘­事過程重新審察，釐清其中之因果關係與發展脈絡，以呈現《紅樓夢》所開展的突破獨白型單一旋律的複調世界。讓近乎刻板印象（st­ereotype）的人物恢復其圓形人物（round character）的豐富內涵，包括林黛玉、賈寶玉、薛寶釵、四春、劉姥姥、晴雯、襲人等諸多角色，都是曹雪芹將種種個性客觀­地發現、並加以藝術地表現的成果。透過這些人物論專題，希望可以提供較有創新性的詮釋，以及對這部巨作的深入了解。
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Professor Li-chuan Ou, Department of Chinese Literature, NTU
This course divides the study of The Dream of the Red Chamber into cultural and character aspects. Culturally, due to the book's broad coverage of Chinese literature and culture, we will focus on the themes "Use and Interpretations of Myths," "Prophetic Expressions," "Modes of Epiphany," "Modes of the Sage," "Comedic Spirit," "Mother-idolization," "Worship of Teenage Girls," "The Design and Meanings of the Grand View Garden," and "Lyric Expressions" to mine its historical depths and appraise its value as the culmination of previous works.
In terms of characters, to avoid the traditional Redology tendency of unidirectional flattening which trends toward conclusions of simplified and polarized moral judgments, this course will adopt a dual-strand interpretation method involving "Organic Plot Links" and "Character Personality Enrichment." Overall comparison and integration will be conducted by discovering internal evidence in frequently overlooked plot points. Other narrative processes generally perceived as self-evident will also be re-examined to clarify causality and developmental context, and present the polyphonic world with which The Dream of the Red Chamber broke through univocal monologue. Figures who have become almost stereotypical will regain the rich connotations of round characters, including Lin Tai-yu, Chia Pao-yu, Hsueh Pao-chai, Chia Yuan-chun, Chia Tan-chun, Chia Ying-chun, Chia Hsi-chun, Liu Lao-lao, Ching wen, and Hua Hsi-jen , among others. These characters and others are the results of objective discovery and artistic representation by Tsao Hsueh-chin . It is hoped that a more innovative interpretation as well as deeper understanding of this great classic might be provided through the aspect of character theory.
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