Reviews
I enjoyed watching the lecture on Qin Shi Huang recently, and the lecture on the Three Kingdoms is also very interesting. (Although the author is different...)
This is a book I really love; I borrowed it from a professor I know and ended up buying it!
I read the first volume, which is quite old, but I didn't know it had been released twice. If you are a Three Kingdoms enthusiast, you should read it..
It makes us reflect on the heroic aspects and inevitable human flaws of various characters while considering the historical background.
Since *Romance of the Three Kingdoms* is such a vast work, there were parts that remained confusing even after reading it multiple times. It is really great that you provide clear and concise explanations. If there is one thing I found lacking, it is that it would have been even better if the maps and timelines from that era had been included.
While reading the first volume of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms lecture, I wondered why there was no section covering the period after the Battle of Red Cliffs; sure enough, upon discovering that a second volume existed, I read it immediately. I once read a saying that one should read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms when young but not when old, and I find myself changing my perspective on the content. The book is written based on the premise that Liu Bei is the legitimate successor.
Following the first volume of "Lectures on the Three Kingdoms," I really wanted to read the second volume as well, and it was, as expected, a choice I do not regret. I read the first volume last year, but it was quite some time later that I finally got around to reading the second. When I briefly stopped by the Kyobo Bookstore in Jamsil, as soon as I saw this book, I picked it up without hesitation and headed straight to the checkout counter. The Three Kingdoms is actual history. However, what
Yi Zhongtian: Romance of the Three Kingdoms Lecture 2
*Lectures on the Three Kingdoms* is the ambitious work of Yi Zhongtian, who uncovers the truth of the *Romance of the Three Kingdoms* by traversing the boundaries of history and literature. Yi Zhongtian is a Chinese scholar beloved by both academic experts in various fields and the general public. He rose to become a top sensation in China after lecturing on the *Romance of the Three Kingdoms* on the *Hundred Schools of Thought* program, an ambitious initiative by CCTV, the state-run broadcaster, under the motto of "popularizing high-level knowledge." This book is the second volume compiling Yi Zhongtian's lectures on the *Romance of the Three Kingdoms* that captivated 1.3 billion Chinese people. Following Volume 1, which focused on the re-evaluation of Cao Cao and the historically famous Battles of Guandu and Red Cliffs, Volume 2 re-evaluates the internal affairs of each state and the figures who played active roles during the process of the Three Kingdoms' establishment—topics not covered in the previous volume. It presents a new perspective on the *Romance of the Three Kingdoms* by bridging history and literature. While pointing out instances of distortion and limitations found in Luo Guanzhong's novel *Romance of the Three Kingdoms*, Yi Zhongtian also introduces the unique strengths found only in the novel. Furthermore, it synthesizes not only the views of scholars throughout history who have studied the *Romance of the Three Kingdoms* but also the latest research findings. Through the lectures of Yi Zhongtian, who is armed with a historical understanding and literary sensibility, you can encounter a new story of the Three Kingdoms.
Korean title: 삼국지 강의 2
Korean author: 이중톈
Korean publisher: 김영사
ISBN-13: 9788934927143
Reviews
I enjoyed watching the lecture on Qin Shi Huang recently, and the lecture on the Three Kingdoms is also very interesting. (Although the author is different...)
This is a book I really love; I borrowed it from a professor I know and ended up buying it!
I read the first volume, which is quite old, but I didn't know it had been released twice. If you are a Three Kingdoms enthusiast, you should read it..
It makes us reflect on the heroic aspects and inevitable human flaws of various characters while considering the historical background.
Since *Romance of the Three Kingdoms* is such a vast work, there were parts that remained confusing even after reading it multiple times. It is really great that you provide clear and concise explanations. If there is one thing I found lacking, it is that it would have been even better if the maps and timelines from that era had been included.
While reading the first volume of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms lecture, I wondered why there was no section covering the period after the Battle of Red Cliffs; sure enough, upon discovering that a second volume existed, I read it immediately. I once read a saying that one should read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms when young but not when old, and I find myself changing my perspective on the content. The book is written based on the premise that Liu Bei is the legitimate successor.
Following the first volume of "Lectures on the Three Kingdoms," I really wanted to read the second volume as well, and it was, as expected, a choice I do not regret. I read the first volume last year, but it was quite some time later that I finally got around to reading the second. When I briefly stopped by the Kyobo Bookstore in Jamsil, as soon as I saw this book, I picked it up without hesitation and headed straight to the checkout counter. The Three Kingdoms is actual history. However, what
