Here is the English translation of the provided content: "Perspective on Three Major Mysteries of Romance of the Three Kingdoms"

Author: Zhang Zhihe
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Publish Date: 2002-10-01
Features: This book examines the authorship, versions, and origins of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, concluding that the book's composition date is not during the late Yuan Dynasty or early Ming Dynasty, but rather in the middle period of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Jiajing Renwu Edition of Romance of the Three Kingdoms is not the earliest published version of the book; the Ming Huang Zhengfu Edition of Romance of the Three Kingdoms Chronicle is the true (ancestral text), and its composition date is approximately 20 years earlier than the Jiajing Renwu Edition. . Luo Guanzhong is not the author of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, nor is he a novelist. Romance of the Three Kingdoms was gradually formed through the long-term storytelling and performances of storytellers and theatrical artists from the Northern Song Dynasty to the middle period of the Ming Dynasty. The final compiler of the book was an unknown lower-class scholar... This book mainly includes: An exploration of the composition process and date of Romance of the Three Kingdoms; A study of the version history of Romance of the Three Kingdoms; A discussion on why Luo Guanzhong is not the author of Romance of the Three Kingdoms nor a novelist; and Four appendices.