Knowra Luo Guanzhong Luo Guanzhong Luo Guanzhong was a Chinese writer traditionally credited with composing the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms and other works. His life and authorship remain poorly documented.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms : A Chinese historical novel depicting the late Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period. The work most strongly associated with Luo, though its authorship and textual history are debated.
Ming dynasty : A Chinese imperial dynasty that ruled from 1368 to 1644. Luo is traditionally placed in the transition from the Yuan to the Ming, though dates remain uncertain.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms in popular culture : The adaptations and reinterpretations of Romance of the Three Kingdoms across theater, fiction, games, and screen media. The novel’s continuing afterlife extends far beyond its uncertain author’s lifetime.
Authorship of Romance of the Three Kingdoms : The historical question of who composed and revised the text known as Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Luo’s traditional credit is influential, but the novel’s composition and transmission remain uncertain.
Three Kingdoms : The period from 220 to 280 when Wei, Shu, and Wu competed for control of China. This political era supplies the central events and rival states of Luo’s attributed novel.
Yuan dynasty : A Chinese imperial dynasty founded by the Mongols that ruled from 1271 to 1368. Some accounts associate Luo’s life and early literary activity with the late Yuan period.
Three Kingdoms (video game series) : A series of strategy games by Koei depicting the conflicts of the Three Kingdoms period. Its campaigns adapt characters and rivalries made familiar by Luo’s attributed novel.
Textual criticism : The study of how texts change through copying, editing, and transmission across versions. Comparing editions is necessary to investigate the novel’s layered textual history.
Han dynasty : A Chinese imperial dynasty that ruled from 206 BCE to 220 CE, with an interregnum from 9 to 23 CE. The novel’s opening crisis unfolds as the Han dynasty loses authority.
Shi Nai'an : A Chinese writer traditionally credited with composing the novel Water Margin, whose historical identity is uncertain. Later traditions link Luo to Shi Nai’an, including claims that Luo edited or continued his work.
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