Chapter One Introduction
1.1 San Guo Yan Yi
1.2 Intertextuality
1.3 This Book
Chapter Two Impact
2.1 Texts
2.2 Genres
2.3 Translators
2.4 Institutions
2.5 Conclusion
Chapter Three Quotation
3.1 Borrowing
3.2 Echoing/Consulting
3.3 Self-referentiality
3.4 Conclusion
Chapter Four Parallel
4.1 Refracting the Text
4.2 Mirroring the Source Text
4.3 Symmetry to Western Literary Texts
4.4 Conclusion
Chapter Five Transformation
5.1 Generic Shift
5.2 Characterization
5.3 Conclusion
Chapter Six Conclusion
6.1 Contribution of This Book
6.2 Limitations to This Book
6.3 Directions for Future Research
Bibliography