余英时是当代杰出的历史学者,其对儒家思想及中国道统文化的现代诠释自成一体,学术思想和研究方法影响深远。相比之下,余英时对于红楼梦的研究成果并不多,但他提出的“两个世界论”在浩如烟海的红学理论中熠熠生辉,对于曹雪芹个人思想的解读也独具一格。 Yu Yingshi, an outstanding contemporary historian, is a self-contained modern interpreter of Confucianism and Chinese Taoist culture, with far-reaching influences on academic thinking and research methods. In contrast, Yu Yingshi’s research on the Dream of Red Mansions is not much, but his “two world theories” shine in the vast Red Sea theory and his interpretation of Cao Xueqin’s personal thoughts is also unique.