三國演義.中

　　Luo GuanzhongTranslatcd from the Chlncsc withNotes and an Afterword byMOSS ROBERTSForeword by JOHN S. SERVICE "The 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 emperor，fearing uprisings by peasant rebels known asthe 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 these 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 BookLuo Guanzhong （ 1330？-1400？） was a novelistand dramatist who played an important rolein the development of Chinesc popularfietion.Moss Robcrts is Profcssor of Chincse at NewYork Univcrsity. He has publishcd anabridged 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 officcr thcrc from 1933 to1945. Hc is a Fellow at thc Ccnter fur ChincseStudies at thc Univcrsity ufCalifornia，Berkeley， and is an authority on Chineseculturc and politics. Hc' is also the cditor ofGolden lncles： the China Memoir of Graceseruice （Galifornia 1989 ）.Publishcd in cooperation withUnivcrsity ofCalifornia PressJackct dcsign： Wang Zhi

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