02-18-2009, 11:12 AM
Records of the Three Kingdoms is a historical record and as such is incredibly dull.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a story, and a very good one. As a story it obviously had its own purpose, which for Luo Guanzhong was a political and philosophical one. Therefore the characters are obviously given their own slant, Liu Bei as a hero, Cao Cao as a villain etc. Apart from this kind of artistic interpretation on character and a few fictional stories, it's generally academically accepted that Romance of the Three Kingdoms is still a mostly historical work.
Can't imagine why anyone would want to read the former. It's horrendous.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a story, and a very good one. As a story it obviously had its own purpose, which for Luo Guanzhong was a political and philosophical one. Therefore the characters are obviously given their own slant, Liu Bei as a hero, Cao Cao as a villain etc. Apart from this kind of artistic interpretation on character and a few fictional stories, it's generally academically accepted that Romance of the Three Kingdoms is still a mostly historical work.
Can't imagine why anyone would want to read the former. It's horrendous.