韩南（ＰａｔｒｉｃｋＨａｎａｎ）是美国最有成就的研究中国古典小说的专家之一，在白话小说研究、李渔研究以及言情小说研究等方面，都做出了较大的成绩。韩南的不少著作，都是从第一手资料出发所进行的考证，这在西方的中国古典文学研究中非常独特，显得比较扎实。同时，在此基础上，他也进行了理论探索，如通过对《云门传》和《李道人独步云门》的考证，他论证了通俗小说是在讲唱文艺的背景中发展起来的；通过对《青楼梦》的考察，则提出了通俗文学的转型问题。另外，他也运用西方的文艺理论去研究中国古典小说，如其以叙事学理论所划分的若干层次，不仅有其一定的合理性，而且对８０年代以来重新清理小说史的工作提供了一定的参考。在汉学研究中，“西方中心主义”已经越来越显露出其局限，而忽视在多元文化的格局中思考中国文化的价值，也有不足之处。韩南的既传统又现代的研究可以在这些方面提供一些方法论上的启示 Patrick Hanan is one of the most accomplished experts in the study of Chinese classical novels in the United States. He has made great achievements in the study of vernacular novels, Li Yu’s studies and romance novels. Many works in South Korea are textual research starting from first-hand information, which is very unique in the study of Chinese classical literature in the West. At the same time, on this basis, he also made theoretical exploration. For example, through the textual research on “Cloud Gate Biography” and “Li Daoren”, he demonstrated that popular novels developed in the background of speaking and singing literature and art; Through the investigation of “Dream of the Blue Chamber”, the issue of transformation of popular literature is put forward. In addition, he also used Western literary theory to study Chinese classical novels, as his level of demarcation was divided into several levels, which not only had certain rationality, but also provided some references to the work of re-cleaning up the history of novels since the 1980s . In the study of Sinology, “Western-centrism” has revealed its limitation more and more, while neglecting the value of Chinese culture in the multi-cultural pattern has some shortcomings. Both traditional and modern research in South Korea can provide some methodological revelation in these fields