Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Author: Luo Guanzhong (Ming Dynasty)
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: Romance of the Three Kingdoms is the full title of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, also known as Records of the Three Kingdoms, Biographies of the Three Kingdoms, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Biographies of the Three Kingdoms, and Complete Romance of the Three Kingdoms. It was written by Luo Guanzhong during the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. The book draws its material from the history of the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period of Wei, Shu, and Wu. It begins with the Yellow Turban Rebellion in the middle years of Emperor Ling's reign in the Eastern Han Dynasty (184) and ends with the pacification of Wu by Wang Jun in the first year of Emperor Taikang's reign in the Jin Dynasty (280), marking the reunification of the three realms. The main focus is on the sharp and complex political and military struggles during the Three Kingdoms period, portraying numerous characters such as Cao Cao, Zhuge Liang, and Guan Yu. Its this period of fierce competition and strategic maneuvering through artistic means. The book is primarily based on Chen Shou's Records of the Three Kingdoms, Pei Songzhi's annotations, Fan Ye's History of the Later Han Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty's Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and various legends passed down through the generations, all of which were comprehensively synthesized and reimagined.