三国演义简介
《三国演义》原名《三国志通俗演义》，也称《三国志演义》，是中国古代长篇章回小说的开山之作，也是我国最有代表性的长篇历史演义小说。全书的文不甚深，言不甚俗，
简洁明快，气势充沛，生动活泼。
罗贯中（1330一1400），名本，号湖海散人，明代通俗小说家。据说，他曾充任过元末农民起义军张士诚的幕客．还作有《隋唐志传》等通俗小说和《赵太祖龙虎风云会》等戏剧。
《三国演义》描写的是从东汉末年到西晋初年之间近一百年的历史风云。全书反映了三国时代的政治军事斗争及各类社会矛盾的渗透与转化，塑造了一批咤叱风云的英雄人物。
尊刘反曹的主要倾向在罗贯中时代隐含着人民对汉族复兴的希望。今天我们对于作者的这种倾向应有辩证的认识。
《三国演义》刻画了近200个人物形象，其中最为成功的有诸葛亮、曹操、关羽、刘备等人。诸葛亮是作者心目中的“贤相”的化身，他具有“鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已”的高风亮节，具有近世济民再造太平盛世的雄心壮志，而且作者还赋予他呼风唤雨、神机妙算的奇异本领。曹操是一位奸雄，他生活的信条是“宁教我负天下人，不教天下人负我”，既 有雄才大略，又残暴奸诈，是一个政治野心家阴谋家这与历史上的真曹操是不可混同的。关羽“威猛刚毅”、“义重如山”。但他的义气是以个人恩怨为前提的，并非国家民族之大义。刘备被作者塑造成为仁民爱物、视贤下士、知人善任的仁君典型。
三国演义英文简介
First of the five great works of traditional prose fiction, this master narrative transforms history into epic and has thereby educated and entertained readers of five centuries with unforgettable exemplars of martial and civic virtue, of personal fidelity and political treachery. "The empire, long divided, must unite; long united, must divide. Thus it has ever been." Echoing the rhythms of Chinese history itself, the monumental tale Three Kingdoms begins. As important for Chinese culture as the Homeric epics have been for the West, this fourteenth-century masterpiece continues to be loved and read throughout China today. Three Kingdoms portrays a fateful moment at the end of the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 220) when the future of the Chinese empire lay in the balance. Fearing attacks by three rebellious states, the emperor sent out an urgent appeal for support. In response, three young men - the aristocratic Liu Xuande, the fugitive Lord Guan, and the pig butcher Zhang Fei - met to swear eternal brotherhood and fealty to their beleaguered country. Their vow set in motion the series of events that ultimately resulted in the collapse of the Han. Writing centuries later, Luo Guanzhong drew on, often-told tales of this turbulent period to fashion a sophisticated narrative of loyalty and treachery, triumph and defeat, that came to epitomize all that was best and worst in the life of his country.
"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."
