《毛颖传》是韩愈写的一篇以传记为文体形式、以模仿《史记》的史学家笔调、以虚构人物和事件为内容的古代寓言。自这篇文章诞生以来,时人就非议不断,而欲为此文翻案的批评也不可胜数。本文着重分析《毛颖传》阅读过程中视野的改变引发的问题,并借由此探讨为何《毛颖传》会引起文人们如此大的争议。 “Mao Ying Chuan” is an ancient allegory written by Han Yu in the style of biographies and imitated by historians of “Historical Records” and featuring fictional characters and events. Since the birth of this article, people have been criticized constantly, and the criticisms that they are trying to turn over this article are numerous. This article focuses on the problems caused by the change of horizons in Mao Ying Chuan’s reading process and explores why Mao Ying Chuan would arouse such controversy.