Who are the authors of the Four Great Classical Novels of China? What are the Four Great Classical Novels of Europe?

Contents of this article

1. What are the four great classics of China?

2. Who are the authors of the Four Great Classical Novels of China?

3. Four great European classical masterpieces

What are the four great classics of China?

The whole book of "Water Margin" describes the grand story of the Liangshan heroes' resistance to oppression, the growth of Liangshan Marsh and their recruitment by the Song Dynasty, as well as their battles for the Song Dynasty after being recruited and their eventual demise.

"Romance of the Three Kingdoms" describes the historical events of nearly a hundred years from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the beginning of the Western Jin Dynasty. It reflects the transformation of various social struggles and contradictions in the Three Kingdoms era, summarizes the great historical changes of this era, and creates a group of powerful heroes of the Three Kingdoms.

The whole book of "Journey to the West" mainly describes the story of Sun Wukong, Tang Monk, Zhu Bajie, Sha Monk and the white dragon horse, who traveled to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures, subdued demons and monsters along the way, experienced eighty-one difficulties, and finally reached the West to meet the Tathagata Buddha, and finally the five saints became true.

"A Dream of Red Mansions" is set against the backdrop of the rise and fall of the four major families of Jia, Shi, Wang, and Xue. It is told from the perspective of the wealthy young man Jia Baoyu. It depicts the life of a group of beautiful women whose manners and knowledge are superior to those of men, showing the true beauty of humanity and the beauty of tragedy.

Who are the authors of the four great Chinese classics?

The author of Romance of the Three Kingdoms is Luo Guanzhong, the author of Water Margin is Shi Naian, the author of Journey to the West is Wu Chengen, and the author of Dream of the Red Chamber is Cao Xueqin. Dream of the Red Chamber is listed as the first of the four great classical Chinese novels, and tells the social atmosphere of the time from the perspective of Jia Baoyu.

Luo Guanzhong is the author of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". His courtesy name is Guanzhong and his pseudonym is Hu Hai San Ren. He was a novelist in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. His major novels include "Chronicles of the Sui and Tang Dynasties", "Chronicles of the Late Tang and Five Dynasties" and "Chronicles of the Three Sui and Five Dynasties". He is known as the "King of Ancient Chinese Novels".

Shi Nai'an is the author of Water Margin. His original name was Yanduan, his courtesy name was Zhaorui, and his other name was Nai'an. He entered a private school at the age of 13, passed the examination for a scholar at the age of 19, and passed the examination for a Jinshi at the age of 36. Water Margin was written by Shi Nai'an in seclusion in Xinghua to avoid the war, and it is also one of the four great masterpieces.

Wu Cheng'en is the author of "Journey to the West". He is a novelist in the Ming Dynasty. His personal works include "Journey to the West", "Yu Ding Ji" and "Sheyang Collection", among which "Journey to the West" is the most famous. Wu Cheng'en was diligent when he was a child, but at that time he was in a feudal society with an imperial examination system, so he used novels to express his inner thoughts.

Cao Xueqin was a scholar in the Qing Dynasty and the author of Dream of the Red Chamber, which is listed as the first of the four great classical Chinese masterpieces. The novel is set against the rise and fall of the four major families of Jia, Shi, Wang, and Xue, and tells the social atmosphere of the time from the perspective of Jia Baoyu.

Four great European classical masterpieces

1. Homer

It is said to be the collective name for the two epic poems "Iliad" and "Odyssey" written by the blind poet Homer in ancient Greece. He compiled them based on short songs circulated among the people. It is the greatest work of ancient Greece and the greatest work in Western literature.

2. The Divine Comedy

This is a long poem written by the famous Italian poet Dante Alighieri between 1307 and 1321. Through dialogues with various famous figures in hell, purgatory, and heaven, the author reflects the achievements and some problems in the field of medieval culture, and vaguely glimpses the dawn of humanistic thought in the Renaissance;

3. Faust

It is a poetic drama written by German writer Goethe. It is based on the development and changes of Faust's thoughts and the background of German and European society since the Renaissance. It tells the story of an advanced intellectual of the emerging bourgeoisie who is dissatisfied with the reality and tries his best to explore the meaning of life and social ideals.

4. Hamlet

This is a tragedy written by the British playwright William Shakespeare between 1599 and 1602. The play tells the story of Uncle Claudius murdering Hamlet's father, usurping the throne, and marrying the king's widow Gertrude. Prince Hamlet therefore avenges his father on his uncle.