Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Two Volumes)

The Three Kingdoms is a historical period that has attracted much attention. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, performances with themes of the Three Kingdoms were already popular. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, "Three Kingdoms Opera" became even more popular among the public. "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is the oldest and most widely read among the four famous classics. The history, politics, military, philosophy, strategy, etc. It contains deeply attract readers. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms was written at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty. It was originally called "The Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and so on. It was edited and revised several times by later generations. In the early Qing Dynasty, Mao Lun and Mao Zonggang and their sons made large-scale revisions and refinements. The language was more fluent and vivid, and they were re-annotated, making it a popular version (commonly known as the Mao version) that has been popular for more than 300 years. This edition is based on the Mao edition, supplemented by comprehensive revisions from the Jiajing edition of the Ming Dynasty and several representative contemporary editions. The names of people, places, era names, relationships between characters, official titles, etc. Involved in the book, and some errors other than literary fiction have been corrected based on reliable historical materials such as "Three Kingdoms". The unreasonable plot settings and facial expressions of key characters in the Mao version have been partially restored to the text that is closer to the author's original writing in the Jiajing version and other early versions. In addition, regional maps, situation maps, etc. Are drawn rigorously based on authoritative map data and are in line with the basic geographical overview of the Three Kingdoms era. Mao Pi is selected as one of the annotation systems of this book, which is a useful supplement for readers to have an in-depth understanding of this great masterpiece.