Romance of the Three Kingdoms - (Full 3 Volumes) (Colorful Classical Novel)

Author: Luo Guanzhong (Ming)
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: This book is richly illustrated with images, featuring ancient illustrations selected for their simple yet elegant style, smooth lines, and subtle charm. Each chapter's illustration corresponds perfectly to the plot development, aiming to depict the environment, enhance the atmosphere, portray characters, convey their essence, and provide a vivid visual experience that remains unforgettable for readers. It is worth mentioning that these exquisite images have been meticulously hand-painted by professional artists, not only making them highly collectible but also allowing readers to immerse themselves in a realm where lifelike, colorful visuals blend seamlessly with profound and endlessly rewarding text. Romance of the Three Kingdoms (also known as Romance of the Three Kingdoms or Romance of the Three Kingdoms in Plain Language) is one of the most famous and outstanding long, chaptered historical novels in the history of Chinese fiction. The author of Romance of the Three Kingdoms is Luo Guanzhong, a figure from the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. Before its completion, the "Three Kingdoms stories" had already undergone centuries of development. In the Tang Dynasty, the stories were widely circulated, even familiar to children. With the development of urban literature, the storytellers (known as shuohuas) of the Song Dynasty had specialized in telling the "Three Kingdoms stories," which were then called Shuo San Fen (Telling the Three Kingdoms). The Three Kingdoms in Plain Language that emerged in the Yuan Dynasty were essentially scripts used by storytellers, though relatively brief and rough, they already bore the initial scale of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Based on folk legends and the creative works of artists, Luo Guanzhong also drew upon materials cited in Chen Shou's Records of the Three Kingdoms and Pei Songzhi's annotations (including materials from The New Tales of the World and its annotations). Through immense creative effort, he wrote the grand masterpiece—Romance of the Three Kingdoms.