Center for Chinese Studies

Looking at literary works from all over the world, "paying homage to classics" is a common theme and technique in literary works. In the Taiwanese literary works published in the early 21st century, whether the younger generation of writers are rewriting Taiwanese literary classics or retelling or fictionalizing anecdotes of Taiwanese senior writers, "paying homage to the classics" has also become a trend in contemporary literature. Trends to watch out for. Although the creative concerns of writers at the beginning of the 21st century are very different from those of their predecessors, they still bear in mind the traces of Taiwanese literary tradition as creative nourishment, outlining the continuous passing of the fire between classics and contemporary, senior predecessors and junior newcomers. For this reason, the theme of this summer lecture is set as cross-generational dialogue in Taiwanese literature, hoping to respond to this trend. The lecture not only invites well-known scholars of Taiwanese literature to introduce important works of Taiwanese literature and analyze the beauty of classics in detail; on the other hand, it also invites new generation writers to share their own experiences and share how Taiwanese literary classics provide creative nourishment, in order to outline a new look of Taiwanese literature.