KnowraWater MarginLinked fromLinked fromThe 9 pages that link to Water Margin, each with the reason it gives.All 9Broader topic 2Related 5Narrower topic 1Compared with 1Ming dynastyBroader topic: Its circulation shows how commercial publishing brought long narrative fiction to wider audiences.Romance of the Three KingdomsCompared with: It is another major vernacular historical novel, but centers on outlaw brotherhood rather than dynastic warfare.WuxiaRelated: Its band of fighters helped shape later fiction about brotherhood and outlaw justice.Utagawa KuniyoshiRelated: Its Japanese adaptations supplied the heroes behind Kuniyoshi’s career-making warrior prints.Chinese vernacular fictionBroader topic: Its episodic adventures exemplify the expansion of storytelling materials into a major vernacular novel.Luo GuanzhongRelated: Luo has been credited with versions or editorial work on this novel, but the attribution is disputed.Jin Ping MeiRelated: Ximen Qing first appears as a minor figure in this earlier novel.Lu ZhishenNarrower topic: Lu Zhishen’s story is one strand in this sprawling outlaw narrative.Shi Nai'anRelated: Shi Nai'an is traditionally credited with composing this novel, though the attribution is disputed.