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发表于 2006-8-21 19:06:00
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" Three Kingdoms is the tale (part historical, part legend and myth) of the fall of the Later Han Dynasty of China. It chronicles the lives of those feudal lords and their retainers who tried to either replace the empire or restore it. While the novel actually follows literally hundreds of characters, the focus is mainly on the 3 families who would eventually carve out the 3 Kingdoms from the remnants of the Han. The Liu family in the Shu kingdom led by Liu Bei, The Cao family in Wei led by Cao Cao, and the Sun family in Wu eventually led by Sun Quan. The book deals with the plots, personal and army battles, intrigues, and struggles of these families to achieve dominance for almost 100 yrs. This book also gives you a sense of the way the Chinese view their history: cyclical rather than linear (as in the West). The first and last lines of the book sum this view up best: 'The empire long united must divide...' and 'The empire long divided must unite...' If you are at least a little interested in Chinese history (ancient or modern) and culture this book is a must read."
I remembered after reading “Three Kingdoms" for the first time, I loved ZhugeLiang (Kongming) and GuanYu (Yunchang) most,for they are all great heroes in our minds.
But when I read it for the second time, I loved Caocao (Mengde) and SimaYi (Zhongda) most.They are all great militarists and politicians in China.
After I read it several times, I begin to creat a relationship in my mind as to the work as a whole. And the feeling is not as same as the first time.Anyone who comes to a quick conclusion on complex writings is a person of great genius and entellect or not seeing all the pictures the writer paints with words.
In a word , Three Kingdoms is the four great works of traditional prose fiction. |
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