What is the full name of Water Margin? Water Margin ?

Chinese Ming Dynasty feature**. It is also entitled "Zhongyi Water Margin", and the popular version is referred to as "Water Margin". It is generally believed to be written by Shi Nai'an.

There are different accounts of its authorship. Lang Ying said in "Seven Revision Manuscripts": "The two books of "Three Kingdoms" and "Song Jiang" were compiled by Luo Guanzhong, a native of Hangzhou.

There must be a book for the old one, so it is said to be compiled. "Song Jiang" is also called the book of Qiantang Shi Nai'an. Gao Ru's "Baichuan Shuzhi" contains:

One hundred volumes of "The Legend of the Water Margin of Loyalty". Qiantang Shi Nai'an's book, edited by Luo Guanzhong. When Li Zhen's "Loyal Water Margin Biography" mentions the author, he says that it is "Shi and Luo Ergong".

In addition, Tian Rucheng's "West Lake Excursion Chronicles" and Wang Qi's "Compilation of Barnyard History" are both recorded in the middle of the work. Hu Yinglin's "Shao Shan Fang Pen Collection" said that it was "compiled by Wulin Shi" and "Shi Nai'an". To sum up, the Ming people have roughly three sayings:

Shi Nai'an, Luo Guanzhong and Shi and Luo cooperated. Now most of the academic circles think that Shi Nai'an made it. Shi Nai'an's life is unknown, and it is generally believed that he was a person in the late Yuan and early Ming Dynasty.

Wu Mei's "Gu Qulu Talk" records Shi Nai'an, that is, the playwright Shi Hui at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, which is not very reliable. Since the 20s of the 20th century, some materials about Shi Nai'an have been found in Xinghua, Jiangsu, such as "Shi Family Genealogy", "Shi Family Genealogy" and "Shi Nai'an Biography" contained in "Xinghua County Continuation Chronicle". However, there are many contradictions between these materials, and there are obvious untrustworthy points, so the academic community has quite different opinions on the authenticity of these materials, and most researchers are skeptical, which needs to be further studied.

The full name of "Water Margin" is "Zhongyi Water Margin", which was written in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty, almost at the same time as "Three Kingdoms".

"Water Margin", one of China's four famous novels, is a long story with the Songjiang Uprising in the late Northern Song Dynasty as the main story background and a heroic legend in terms of type. The author or editor is generally considered to be Shi Nai'an, and most of the signatures of the extant journals are one of Shi Nai'an and Luo Guanzhong, or both.

The whole book artistically reflects the whole process of the Songjiang Uprising in Chinese history from its occurrence, development and failure in Chinese history, profoundly reveals the social roots of the uprising, enthusiastically praises the resistance of the heroes of the uprising and their social ideals, and also specifically reveals the internal historical reasons for the failure of the uprising. [1]

After the advent of "Water Margin", it had a huge impact on society and became a model for China's first-class creation in later generations. "Water Margin" is one of the earliest chapters written in vernacular in Chinese history, which is widely circulated and popular; At the same time, it is also one of the works with epic characteristics in Chinese literature, which has a profound impact on the narrative literature of China and even East Asia. [2][3]

Title of the work. Outlaws.

Foreign language name. water margin

The alias of the work. Water Margin, Water Margin, Loyal Water Margin.

Year of creation. Late Yuan and early Ming Dynasty.

Literary genres. Long**.