07-09-2007, 01:05 PM
Very. -looks in own copy of the book- it says San-kuo here. There are multiple versions of the book, too. San-kuo chih p'ing hua (Plain Tales from the Three Kingdoms) Also, The Romance of the Three Kingdoms was written by Lo Kuan-chung, Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms was written by Ch'en Shou.
-quotes part of the book to show names-
-quotes part of the book to show names-
Quote:Historian Ch'en Shou, who lived through much of the time he wrote about, had no clear favorite, although word choice would suggest he chose Wei, the northern state headed by the descendants of Ts'ao Ts'ao.
Quote:The original novel was named San-kuo chih t'ung-su yen-i, literally "Popular Elaborations on the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms"


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