Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Essential Collection of Chinese Family Classics. Volume of Historical Masterpieces)

Author: Song Yanmei, Yang Qiumei (editors)
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Publishing Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The most complete historical classic, "Records of the Three Kingdoms," comprising 65 volumes, including 30 volumes of "Biographies of the Wei," 15 volumes of "Biographies of the Shu," and 20 volumes of "Biographies of the Wu." Authored by Chen Shou of the Jin Dynasty and annotated by Pei Songzhi of the Southern Dynasties of Song. This work is a comprehensive account of the history of the Three Kingdoms period. For this selection, the Zhonghua Book Company's annotated edition was used as the base text, and 27 figures from Cao Cao of the Wei Dynasty onward were chosen to reflect the main historical line. Due to length constraints, only the original text by Chen Shou was used for annotations. The focus of the annotations is primarily on clarifying wording, with brief notes provided for important historical allusions, official titles, and place names. Appendices include "A Chronological Table of Major Events in the Three Kingdoms," "Profound Quotes from 'Records of the Three Kingdoms'," and "Major Research Works on 'Records of the Three Kingdoms'," all designed to help general readers better understand the original text. The annotations draw on the research findings of experts such as Miao Yu, editor of "Selected Annotations of the Three Kingdoms," among others.