Three Kingdoms is a classic historical novel. It was also the first Chinese novel with each chapter headed by a couplet giving the gist of the content. It describes the power struggles among the kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu, headed by Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Quan, respectively, in the period known to Chinese history as that of the Three Kingdoms (220 - 280). It highlights the sharp and complicated political and military conflicts of that time, and had a far-reaching influence on the political and military strategies of later ages. The novel vividly portrays the individuality of the historical characters, including Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Besides being a work of epic grandeur, its literary merit has had a great impact on China's literature and art, and social life as well.

Three Kingdoms was first published in the period which saw the demise of the Yuan Dynasty and the rise of the Ming Dynasty. Many stories about the three kingdoms had circulated among the people before the appearance of the book. Many editions of Three Kingdoms have appeared, and the novel has been translated into foreign languages since the end of the 17th century. This English edition, by US sinologist Moss Roberts, is based on the Mao Zonggang edition published during the reign of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911).



作品名：三国演义 (上)
作者：罗贯中
演播者：袁阔成
播放时间：152　小时
包装：8-MP3


内容详情：《三国演义》以魏、蜀、吴三国的兴亡为线索，描绘了汉末至晋统一的一百年间历史，描述了统治集团内部和魏、蜀、吴三国之间的政治斗争、军事斗争，对当时动乱的社会状况有所反映，塑造了诸葛亮、曹操、周瑜、关羽、张飞等众多的人物。表现出鲜明的拥刘反曹的正统思想和儒家的仁政思想。同时也遣责了雄豪混战及暴君的苛政，寄托了人民渴求明君仁政、社会安定的愿望。
　　说书家以独特的视角，对历史事件和历史人物进行演义和评说。评书三国演义，在艺术结构、人物命运和重要事件的表述和处理。因为说书人文化水平的不同，艺术功力的不同，表现上也有所不同。因而呈现书坛三国百花齐放的局面。袁阔成先生的三国，吸收南北评书评话的众家优长，形成独家特色，得到广泛的好评。 

  　由于袁阔成先生极其深厚的艺术功力和文化学养，使这部三国演义成为当代评书继承“讲史”的传统的扛鼎之作。