Classics of World Literature in Picture Format - The Four Great Classical Novels (Complete 13 Volumes)

Author: Wu Cheng'en et al. (Ming Dynasty)
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Publish Date: 2001-12-01
Features: The reorganization and packaging of literary masterpieces, thereby enhancing their timeless collectible value, is also a grand gesture in publishing. The "Illustrated Edition of the Four Great Classical Novels" released by Shanghai Ci Shu Press is not only a testament to the prosperity of national culture but also a pinnacle work in the publishing of Chinese classical novels. The 100-plus northern and southern Chinese painting masters commissioned by Shanghai Ci Shu Press are all artistic giants and skilled painters, hailing from Beijing, Tianjin, Nanjing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Hunan, Suzhou, including Cheng Shifahai, Liu Danzhai, He Youzhi, Dai Dunbang, Hua Sanchuan, Chen Baiyi, Wu Shanming, Shi Dawei, Chen Quansheng, and Zhao Zhitian, among others. Each of them, like holding jade from Jingshan and the pearl of a spiritual snake, uses their magnificent brushes to create hundreds of exquisite ink paintings for the most renowned chapters of Chinese classical novels—Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Water Margin, Journey to the West, and Dream of the Red Chamber—depicting vivid scenes of characters, customs, and social life in colorful scrolls. The texts of the masterpieces have also been meticulously proofread by experts, preserving their original essence without any omissions, making them genuine masterpieces. It is particularly noteworthy that the renowned scholar Professor Yu Qiuwei has gladly written the preface for this book, offering profound insights and unique perspectives on the Four Great Classical Novels, which can be considered a high-level introduction.