#Luo Guanzhong

[j-august]

Things people have said about Zhuge Liang: "The Prime Minister's calculations are divine and incomprehensible." "O Governor, you are the sport of one of Zhuge Liang's wiles." 'Sima Yi felt sad at having been tricked. "Zhuge Liang is a cleverer man than I am," said he with a sigh of resignation.' "Zhuge Liang's vile tricks are innumerable." '"The man appears like a god and disappears like a demon. He is too much for me," sighed Sima Yi.' '"His comings and goings are not human," said Sima Yi sadly.' '"While he lived, I could guess what he would do; dead, I was helpless!" said Sima Yi.' 'The people had a saying that "A dead Zhuge Liang can scare off a live Sima Yi".'

Luo Guanzhong, Romance of the Three Kingdoms (trans. C.H. Brewitt-Taylor)

#quote #quotation #Luo Guanzhong #Romance of the Three Kingdoms #Zhuge Liang #Sima Yi #(you will note he shows up a lot here) #and yet somehow Zhuge Liang never managed to conquer the Middle Lands for his boss #tragically let down by his subordinates #and outlived by Sima Yi

[lillyli-74]

Photography by Cambion-Art

Though escape is impossible I am not perturbed. I look upon death as a journey home.

~Luo Guanzhong

#luo guanzhong #cambion art

[grand-theft-carbohydrates]

historian by way of tumblr webcomic.

#qin shi huang #sima qian #luo guanzhong #i am a scholar the same way a lemon is techincally a battery #gtc

[gennsoup]

"Real loyalty prefers death to dishonor. No good man will serve two masters."

Luo Guanzhong, The Three Kingdoms, Vol. 1: The Sacred Oath

#Luo Guanzhong #The Three Kingdoms #Romance of the Three Kingdoms #Guan Yu #loyalty #death #dishonor #Chinese literature #Chinese classics #quotes #quotes blog #literary quotes #literature quotes #literature #book quotes #ROTK

[semperardens-juli]

"We three will swear brotherhood and unity of aims and sentiments."

Romance of the Three Kingdoms (14th century), Luo Guanzhong from The Literature Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained, James Canton

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#juli-quotes #juli-the-literature-book #the literature book #big ideas simply explained #james canton #three kingdoms #romance of the three kingdoms #luo guanzhong #chinese literature #chinese classics #chinese novel #chinese drama #chinese play #chinese #chinese culture #literature #history of literature #academia #dark academia #light academia #classic #classics #classical literature #literature student #literature studyblr

[flying-potato2]

if you enjoyed my liveblog of romance of the three kingdoms or are otherwise interested please read it, you can download it at archive.org in epub or pdf form or read online

#romance of the three kingdoms #luo guanzhong #han dynasty #historical fiction #novel #classic literature #free ebooks

[1five1two]

The roiling, restless fog is like chaos before a storm, swirling streaks resembling wintry clouds. Serpents lurking there can spread its pestilence, and evil spirits can havoc wreak, sending pain and woe to the world of men, and the storms of wind and sand that plague the border wastes. Common souls meeting it fall dead. Great men observe it and despair. Are we returning to the primal state that preceded form itself — to undivided Heaven and earth?

Luo Guanzhong

#quotes #Luo Guanzhong #heaven and earth

[romance-of-three-memes]

Luo Guanzhong: I give equal attention to all of the main kingdoms. Shu 蜀, Wei 魏, uh *reads smudged writing on hand* shi 是-

Wu: It's Wu 吳, asshole!

#romance of the three kingdoms #luo guanzhong #wu #wei #shu #rotk #ro3k

[its-not-a-pen]

WHEN I TELL U THIS IDEA CAME TO ME THE MILLISECOND I DISCOVERED THAT CAO CAO WAS ONLY 1.55m TALL

#the ghost of luo guanzhong: make guan yu prettier #me: ON IT BOSS #cao cao #guan yu #romance of the three kingdoms

[romanceyourdemons]

for whatever reason i’m losing my mind over the claim that nurhaci aka emperor taizu of qing learned everything he knew about chinese military and political strategies from reading romance of the three kingdoms and water margin. maybe if i spent a little less time kicking my legs in the air while reading those books and a little more time seriously underlining passages in glitter gel pen then i too could found a dynasty

#i mean obviously nurhaci had loads of practical military and government experience from his upbringing #but i love the image of him stuck at a difficult moment in a military campaign and thinking ‘what would luo guanzhong say?’ #ryddles

[j-august]

"The Marquis of Wu has sent me to inquire after your honorable complaint," said Lu Xun. "How distressed I am that the state of my wretched carcass has caused the Marquis the inconvenience of inquiring," replied Lu Meng.

Luo Guanzhong, Romance of the Three Kingdoms (trans. C.H. Brewitt-Taylor)

#quote #quotation #Luo Guanzhong #Romance of the Three Kingdoms #Marquis of Wu #complaint #Lu Xun #Lu Meng #carcass #inquiry

[trisshawkeye]

After the Battle of Changban, an exhausted Zhao Yun can finally rest, but his heart remains troubled.

Zhao Yun & Lady Gan

#hey luo guanzhong I just want a word #zhao yun #lady gan #romance of the three kingdoms #rot3k #my fic #yeah i dunno this just kinda happened

[grand-theft-carbohydrates]

describe a book badly: historical RPF ruins statesman's reputation for 800 years.

#romance of the three kingdoms #san guo yan yi #cao cao #this is a callout post for luo guanzhong #technically cao cao was already villanised in folk tales but LGZ popularised it #look how the narrative massacared my boy <- not mine

[gennsoup]

"The fine bird selects its tree and the wise servant chooses his master. He who meets a worthy master and lets him go is a fool."

Luo Guanzhong, The Three Kingdoms, Vol. 1: The Sacred Oath

#Luo Guanzhong #The Three Kingdoms #The Sacred Oath #mentors #mentorship #teachers #fools #Chinese literature #Chinese classics #Romance of the Three Kingdoms #ROTK #quotes #quotes blog #literary quotes #literature quotes #literature #book quotes #books #words #text #leaders #leadership

[niteshade925]

Perfect music for reading Records of the Three Kingdoms

#life things #music #Records of the Three Kingdoms is not the same as Romance of the Three Kingdoms btw #Records is a book of historical records written by historian Chen Shou #Romance is historical fiction written by author Luo Guanzhong #Romance has a lot of fictional events #like the whole Zhuge Liang playing zither alone atop city gates with the gates wide open as a fake trap thing #I see people on tumblr talking about it like it's actual history but it never happened

[alienejj]

Some classic Asian literature I own:

Monkey: The Journey to the West by Wu Ch'eng-en, translated by Arthur Waley. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong, translated by Martin Palmer. Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, translated by Jay Rubin.

Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories summary:

A collection of exuberant, imaginitive and sometimes wierd short stories by a man who's work continues to influence modern day authors.

Some lovely quotes from Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories:

“I don't have the strength to keep writing this. To go on living with this feeling is painful beyond description. Isn't there someone kind enough to strangle me in my sleep?” “I have no conscience at all -- least of all an artistic conscience. All I have is nerves.” “Yes -- or rather, it's not so much that I want to die as that I'm tired of living.” “Truly human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.” “In a word, tears like this light a modest lamp of human love amid the gathering dusk of human suffering.”

I made another two similar posts, one for Monkey: The Journey to the West and one for The Romance of The Three Kingdoms.

#nejj bookblr #asian literature #penguin classics #classic academia #light academia #dark academia #chaotic academia #romantic academia #books #book quotes #booklr #book review #book recommendations #readers #reading #long reads #literature #lit #book rec list #home library