"The empire, long divided, must unite; long united, must divide.Thus is has ever been." With this characterization of the inevitable cycle of Chinese history, the monumental tale Three Kingdoms begins. As important for Chinese culture as the Homeric epics have been for the West, this Ming Dynasty masterpiece continues to be read and loved throughout China as well as in Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. The novel offers a startling and unsparing view of how power is wielded, how diplomatcy is conducted, and how wars are planned and fought; it has influenced the ways that Chinese think about power, diplomacy, and war even to this day.
Three Kingdoms portrays a fateful moment at the end of the Han Dynasty(206B.C.- A.D.220) when the future of the Chinese empire lay in the balance. Writing more than a millennium later, Luo Guanzhong drew on often-told tales of this turbulent period to fashion a sophisticated, compelling narrative, whose characters display vivid individuality and epic grandeur.(RM95.00)
- 出版社: Foreign Language Press; 第1版 (2007年1月30日)
- 平装: 5809页
- 开本: 32开
- ISBN: 7119005901, 9787119005904
- 条形码: 9787119005904
- 产品尺寸及重量: 18.8 x 11.4 x 9.6 cm ; 1.4 Kg
Luo Guanzhong Translatcd from the Chlncsc with Notes and an Afterword byMOSS ROBERTS Foreword byJOHN S. SERVICE"T he empire， long divided， must unite;long united， must divide. Thus it hascvcr been." With this characterization of theincvitable cycle ofChinese history， themonumental tale Three Kingdoms begins. Asimportant for Chinese culture as the Homericepics have bcen for the West， this Mingdynasty masterpiece continues to be read andloved throughout China as well as in Japan，Korca， and Vietnam. The novel offers astartling and unsparing view of how power iswiclded， how diplomacy is conducted， andhow wars are planned and fought; it hasinfiucnced the ways that Chinese think aboutpowcr， diplomacy， and war even to this day.Three Kingdoms portrays a fateful momentat thc end of the Han dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D.220) when the future of the Chinese empirelay in the balance. Writing morc than amillennium later， Luo Guanzhong drew onoftcn-told tales of this turbulent period tofashion a sophisticatcd， compelling narrative，whose characters display vivid individualityand epic grandeur.The story begins when the emperorfearing uprisings by peasant rebels known aathe Yellow Scarves， scnds an urgent appeal tothe provinces for popular support. Inresponse， three young men-thc aristocraticLiu Xuande， the fugitive Lord Guan， and thepig-butcher Zhang Fei-meet to pledgeetemal brotherhood and fealty to theirbeleaguered government. From thesc eventscomes a chain of cause and consequence thatleads ultimately to the collapse of the Han.Moss Roberts's new translation providesfor the first time an authoritative， annotatedEnglish-language version of this great andenduring work of world literature. A Centennial Book Luo Guanzhong (1330?-1400?) was a novelistand dramatist who played an important rolein the devclopment of Chincsc popularfiction.Moss Robcrts is Profcssor of Chincse at NewYork Univcrsity. He has publishcd anahridgted translation of Three Kingdoms (Pantheon 1976) and is thc translator ofChinesc Fairy Tales and Fantasies (Pantheon1979).John S. Scrvicc， the son ofan Amcricanmissionary， was born in China and was aForfign Scrvice offieer therc from 1933 to1945. He is a Fellow at thc Center fur ChincseStudies at the Univcrsity ufCalifornia，Berkeley， and is an authority on Chineseeulture and politics. He' is also the cditor ofGolden lnches： the China Memoir of Graceseruice (California 1989).(RM130.00)
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List of Maps
Acknowledgements
Foreword
By John S. Service
Three Kingdoms
A Historical Novel/1
Afterword: About Three Kingdoms
By Moss Roberts/1459
Afterword: Notes/1528
Principal Characters in Three Kingdoms/1539
Chronology of Main Events in Three Kingdoms/1545
Titles, Terms, and Offices in Three Kingdoms/1551
Abbreviations/1555
Notes to Three Kingdoms/1557
- 出版社: 外文出版社; 第1版 (2006年1月1日)
- 精装: 1680页
- 正文语种: 英语
- 开本: 32
- ISBN: 7119016644
- 条形码: 9787119016641
- 产品尺寸及重量: 22.2 x 16 x 8.6 cm ; 2 Kg
"The empire, long divided, must unite; long united, must divide.Thus is has ever been." With this characterization of the inevitable cycle of Chinese history, the monumental tale Three Kingdoms begins. As important for Chinese culture as the Homeric epics have been for the West, this Ming Dynasty masterpiece continues to be read and loved throughout China as well as in Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. The novel offers a startling and unsparing view of how power is wielded, how diplomatcy is conducted, and how wars are planned and fought; it has influenced the ways that Chinese think about power, diplomacy, and war even to this day.
