解罗贯中及《三国志传》底本原貌之谜

On the mystery of Luo Guanzhong and the original copy of the manuscript of the history of the three kingdoms

据现存资料，罗贯中创作的小说，原来都叫“传”，并无“演义”之名。所以，罗贯中写作的《三国》小说，应是《三国志传》的底本，而非《三国志通俗演义》。罗贯中的生卒年以定在１３２０－１３９０左右比较符合实际。《三国志传》接近于罗贯中的底本。从总体上说，罗贯中的《三国》底本，比起嘉靖本《三国志通俗演义》要粗糙些，但某些段落却比嘉靖本写得好。

The novel written by Luo Guanzhong was originally called 'biography' rather than 'romance', therefore, the novel of The The Three Kingdoms by Luo should be the manuscript of The History of the Three Kingdoms rather than that of The Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The date of birth and death of Luo Guanzhong should accordingly be de- fined at 1320 - 1390. The novel of Three Kingdoms should be earlier than The All Men are Brothers. Meanwhile, The History of Three Kingdoms is close to the manuscript of Luo Guanzhong. Generally speaking, the manuscript of The Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong would be rougher than The Popular Romance of the Three Kingdoms written at Jia- Jing period of the Qing Dynasty, but some paragraphs are boiler than the latter.