晚清劉熙載因其《藝概》精闢評點，歷來研究者都視為古典文學理論集大成者，然而不僅是文學，事實上，劉氏在彼時更自我期許為繼往開來的文化傳遞者。在西方現代性思潮入侵而傳統價值崩壞之際，豐厚底蘊在新舊交替的世代裡終能起一番積極作用，其是如此深信不疑，這信念含蓄地表現在寓言集《寤崖子》裡。本文即是欲從集中諸篇寓言的創作表現，來探求劉熙載對於傳統文化的反省，尤其對先秦寓言體形式「仿擬」的兩大寫作形態，不僅是對於文化先行者的致敬，更是藉古今情境對照，來思索古代遺產如何適應新時代。唯妙唯肖的「古典寓言」擬古，其最終所欲展現仍是發人深省的「現代寓言」。

Liu Xi Zai in late Qing dynasty was considered a master in classical literature because of its incisive criticism in Yi Gai. He even expected himself as a culture deliverer. Liu showed this beliefs in his fable collection Wu Yai Zi while modern thinking from the western countries invaded and the traditional values collasped. The study aims to examine Liu Xi Zai’s reflection on traditional culture with his imitation writing. The researcher shows his respect to Liu and contemplate how this kind of literature can apply in the modern society. In fact, the classical fables show profound meanings as modern ones.