三国演义（全三册）

　　Luo Guanzhong Translatcd from the Chlncsc with Notes and an Afterword byMOSS ROBERTS Foreword byJOHN S. SERVICE"T he empire， long divided， must unite;long united， must divide. Thus it hascvcr been." With this characterization of theincvitable cycle ofChinese history， themonumental tale Three Kingdoms begins. Asimportant for Chinese culture as the Homericepics have bcen for the West， this Mingdynasty masterpiece continues to be read andloved throughout China as well as in Japan，Korca， and Vietnam. The novel offers astartling and unsparing view of how power iswiclded， how diplomacy is conducted， andhow wars are planned and fought; it hasinfiucnced the ways that Chinese think aboutpowcr， diplomacy， and war even to this day.Three Kingdoms portrays a fateful momentat thc end of the Han dynasty （206 B.C.-A.D.220） when the future of the Chinese empirelay in the balance. Writing morc than amillennium later， Luo Guanzhong drew onoftcn-told tales of this turbulent period tofashion a sophisticatcd， compelling narrative，whose characters display vivid individualityand epic grandeur.The story begins when the emperorfearing uprisings by peasant rebels known aathe Yellow Scarves， scnds an urgent appeal tothe provinces for popular support. Inresponse， three young men-thc aristocraticLiu Xuande， the fugitive Lord Guan， and thepig-butcher Zhang Fei-meet to pledgeetemal brotherhood and fealty to theirbeleaguered government. From thesc eventscomes a chain of cause and consequence thatleads ultimately to the collapse of the Han.Moss Roberts's new translation providesfor the first time an authoritative， annotatedEnglish-language version of this great andenduring work of world literature. A Centennial Book Luo Guanzhong （ 1330？-1400？） was a novelistand dramatist who played an important rolein the devclopment of Chincsc popularfiction.Moss Robcrts is Profcssor of Chincse at NewYork Univcrsity. He has publishcd anahridgted translation of Three Kingdoms（ Pantheon 1976 ） and is thc translator ofChinesc Fairy Tales and Fantasies （ Pantheon1979）.John S. Scrvicc， the son ofan Amcricanmissionary， was born in China and was aForfign Scrvice offieer therc from 1933 to1945. He is a Fellow at thc Center fur ChincseStudies at the Univcrsity ufCalifornia，Berkeley， and is an authority on Chineseeulture and politics. He' is also the cditor ofGolden lnches： the China Memoir of Graceseruice （California 1989 ）.Published in cooperation withUnivcrsity ofCalifornia PressJacket dcsign： Wang Zhi

　　罗贯中（约1330—约1400），汉族，名本，字贯中，号湖海散人。山西太原人，一说钱塘（现在浙江杭州）或庐陵（现在江西吉安）人。元末明初著名小说家、戏曲家，是中国章回小说的鼻祖。一生著作颇丰，主要作品有：剧本《赵太祖龙虎风云会》《忠正孝子连环谏》、《三平章死哭蜚虎子》；小说《隋唐两朝志传》《残唐五代史演义》《三遂平妖传》《粉妆楼》、和施耐庵合著的《水浒传》、代表作《三国演义》等。罗贯中生于元末明初的封建王朝时代。作为与“倡优”、“妓艺”为伍的戏曲平话作家，当时被视为勾栏瓦舍的下九流，正史不可能为他写经作传。惟一可看到的是一位明代无名氏编著的一本小册子《录鬼簿续编》，上写：“罗贯中，太原人，号湖海散人。与人寡合，乐府隐语，极为清新。与余为忘年交，遭时多故，天各一方。至正甲辰复会，别来又六十余年，竟不知其所终。”但从罗贯中的传世之作《三国演义》中，体现出罗贯中的博大精深之才，经天纬地之气。他精通军事学、心理学、智谋学、公关学、人才学……如果没有超人的智慧，丰富的实践，执著的追求，何以能成为这般全才？他主张国家统一，热爱中华民族，弘扬民族传统美德，痛恨奸诈邪恶。