Jin Shengtan's Criticism of Water Margin: All 3 Volumes

Name: Jin Shengtan's Criticism of Water Margin: All 3 Volumes
Author: Shi Naian

金圣叹批评本水浒：全3册

by Shi Naian (施耐庵)

Status: Completed
Length: 797k Words
Updated: 2y ago
Source: Fanqie

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9.3Score

77Chapters

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Synopsis

"Jin Shengtan's Criticism of the Water Margin" is the revised version reviewed by Jin Shengtan, a literary critic in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. He transformed "Water Margin" from a literary perspective and made precise comments. Jin Shengtan's comments are a peak in the criticism of Chinese classical novels, creating a model for later commentaries and influencing Mao Zonggang's criticism of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Zhang Zhupo's criticism of "The Plum in the Golden Ping", and Zhi Yanzhai's criticism of "The Story of the Stone". Compared with the popular version, the critical version integrates comments into the story. The reviewer's unique opinions are timely and the wonderful points of the text are mentioned along with the book, all of which provide readers with a brand new reading experience.

Reader comments

Very good. I really like watching Water Margin. I have read it many times but no one in the class discussed it with me (although it is a required reading). Reading Jin Shengtan's review feels like I have found a good friend. Sometimes it is funny, sometimes I am sighing. I feel that I have a deeper understanding of Water Margin. It is very detailed, and every few sentences of the comments are recorded. From these comments, I discovered some small details that I had not noticed before, which is very interesting.
2 likes3mo ago
Water Margin is a strange book! Coupled with Jin Shengtan's weird comments, it's amazing!
1 like1y ago
Jin Sheng sighed about the great talent and commented on Water Margin. It was like having a conversation with the ancients across a distance, which made me feel very connected.
1 like1y ago
A worthy masterpiece and fascinating
1y ago
Jin Shengtan's criticism was very sharp
11mo ago
Ha
11mo ago
Reading reviews is like discussing and reading with a good friend, which makes it even more refreshing.
1mo ago