我国四大名著之一的《水浒传》是一部描写北宋末年农民起义的长篇小说，讲的是北宋末年以宋江为首的108位好汉组织的起义从发生、发展直至失败的故事，满腔热情地歌颂了起义英雄的反抗斗争和他们的社会理想，备受广大读者的喜爱，这广大读者说的可不仅仅是中国读者，老外们喜欢中国名著的也是大有人在。
在给翻译家汪榕培的信中，约翰·登特-杨表达了自己的翻译理念:The translation had the specific aim of introducing this Chinese classic to a new audience. I mainly wanted to produce an English version which did not sound too obviously like translation and which was reasonably modern without being glaringly anachronistic.
在此之前，《大地》三部曲业已完成并出版两部，即《大地》、《儿子们》。如果再加上1934年出版的长篇小说《母亲》，1935年出版的《大地》三部曲第三部《分家》，以及1936年的两部传记《战斗的天使》和《异乡客》，赛珍珠在1938年获得诺贝尔文学奖之前，已经完成了她一生中有关中国叙事的最重要的小说及传记作品。
《水浒传》简介《水浒传》是我国历史上第一部以农民起义为题材的章回体小说。作者是元末明初的施耐庵。它的原型是北宋末年山东人宋江领导的农民起义。在民间传说和说书人、文人创作的基础上，作者对材料进行选择加工并进行再创作，写出了这部小说。作品描述了起义从发生、发展到失败的全过程。
The Romance of Three Kingdoms written in the fourteenth century is a famous historical novel in China. Based on the history of the Three Kingdoms period， this literary history describes the war between Wei， Shu and Wu from the second half of the second century to the second half of the third century. The novel portrays almost a thousand characters and countless historical events. Although most of these characters and events are based on real history， they are romanticized and dramatized to varying degrees. The Romance of Three Kingdoms is regarded as a literary masterpiece. It has attracted generations of readers since its publication， and it also exerts a widespread and lasting influence on Chinese history.
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