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"By the measure of sheer density of history and drama, all other historical novels suffer by comparison to "Three Kingdoms, the great epic of the Chinese literary tradition. Roberts' rendition of the prose is lively and readable, but his translation of the poetry is a delight, capturing the flavour and pace, and sometimes even the rhyme, of the original."--"National Post (Canadian daily)
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Three Kingdoms tells the story of the fateful last reign of the Han dynasty (206 b.c.-a.d. 220), when the Chinese empire was divided into three warring kingdoms. This decisive period in Chinese history became a subject of intense and continuing interest to historians, poets, and dramatists. Writing some 1,200 years later, the Ming author Luo Guanzhong drew on this rich literary heritage to fashion a sophisticated, compelling narrative that has become the Chinese national epic. Luo's novel offers a startling and unsparing view of how power is wielded, how diplomacy is conducted, and how wars are planned and fought; it has influenced the ways the Chinese think about power, diplomacy, and war even to this day. As important for Chinese culture as the Homeric epics have been for the West, this Ming dynasty masterpiece continues to be widely influential in China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, and remains a great work of world literature. The University of California Press is pleased to make the complete and unabridged translation available again.
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This item arrived quickly and in good condition. I hope I have purchased that right Part 1 as there were more than one book with the same title but nothing to indicate which book comes with.
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This review is from: Three Kingdoms, A Historical Novel: Complete and Unabridged (Part 2) (Paperback)
As a kid, one of my favorite video games was 'Destiny of Emperor' on the NES. I played that game until TWO cartridges died from usage. Later, on Playstation, I found 'Dynasty Warriors 5 Xtreme Legends' and noticed a lot of similar names. I played it and it was FANTASTIC. I thought I was fulfilled in my living of Chinese myth/history until my mother bought me this four volume set for Christmas. I was dumbfounded and immediately tore the plastic wrapping off and started reading. They were all there. All my favorite characters in my favorite games were all there and now, they had depth, they were people on the page in print living out the digital approximations I had loved so much. Watching the formation of the Kingdom of Shu lead by the virtuous Liu Bei and Guan Yu with insurmountable strategist Zhuge Liang as the Prime Minister; seeing the power-hungry Cao Cao usurping the Han Emperor's throne; the brilliant but always foiled plans of Zhou Yu to kill Zhuge Liang; this wonderful story woven through each volume is PURELY RIVETING! Play the games! Buy the books! Live the adventure!
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