Romance of the Three Kingdoms
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| Author: | Luo Guanzhong | |
| Country | China | |
| Period | 14th Century | |
| Pages | 1012p | |
| Dimensions | 6 x 9 x 2.25 in | |
| Weight | 3.25lb | |
| ISBN-10 | 1420973347 | |
| ISBN-13 | 78-1420973341 | |
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三国演义
- What is it?
A historical novel published in the late 1300s, but set around 169AD, towards the end of the Han dynasty. Merging legend, history, and myth, the novel follows hundreds of characters, centered around the three power blocs that emerged from the remains of the collapsed dynasty, and eventually formed the states of Cao Wei, Shu Han, and Eastern Wu.
- Why is it important?
A tale of personal and military battles and intrigues, Romance of the Three Kingdoms is largely considered one of the most important works of literature in East Asia. Although originally believed to have been written somewhere around 1380, the novel draws on a plethora of earlier historical events, including the Yellow Turban Rebellion, plus fruitful examples of Tang poems and Yuan operas. In short, it’s a storytelling extravaganza through an extremely turbulent period of Chinese history.
- What else?
In the 1660s, Mao Lun and Mao Zonggang cut the text back to a mere 120 chapters, reducing 900,000 characters to 750,000, and the famous opening lines were actually added in the revisions: ‘The empire, long divided, must unite; long united, must divide.’
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