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Post by skinz on May 17, 2005 7:10:53 GMT -5
Yeah I love ROTK, One thing I don't like is all those name changes in different versions. In Brewitt-Taylor version,that uses the old Wade romanization, it have Ts'ao Ts'ao instead of the more familiar Cao Cao and Lu Pei instead of Lu Bei. If your new to the ROTK universe it is gonna be very difficult to comprehend who's who and try to discuss it with other fans. But I do agree with you that Brewitt-Taylor version is better written, Just need a dictionary with you when you read it. I heard of Outlaws of the Marsh but can't find it anywhere. Is that the story of the 108 warriors who come together for a goal or something,right?
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Post by Maalii on May 17, 2005 11:27:29 GMT -5
Yeah I love ROTK, One thing I don't like is all those name changes in different versions. In Brewitt-Taylor version,that uses the old Wade romanization, it have Ts'ao Ts'ao instead of the more familiar Cao Cao and Lu Pei instead of Lu Bei. If your new to the ROTK universe it is gonna be very difficult to comprehend who's who and try to discuss it with other fans. But I do agree with you that Brewitt-Taylor version is better written, Just need a dictionary with you when you read it. I heard of Outlaws of the Marsh but can't find it anywhere. Is that the story of the 108 warriors who come together for a goal or something,right? Oddly enough I read Brewitt-Taylor first because my dad picked it up at a garage sale years ago and I had probably read it 10 times or more before I read Moss Roberts, so I had to do the "reverse" adjustment from the Wade romanization to Pinyin. Now that I've done two reads (or is it three) of MR I'm pretty well calibrated either way, but it isn't easy. I recall that the online version of Brewitt-Taylor has replaced the old romanization, so it's sort of a hybrid in that sense. As for Outlaws of the Marsh, check Amazon.com. If you type in Outlaws of the Marsh in books you should come up with it. The one English translation available is the Sidney Shapiro one (there is an earlier English translation called All Men Are Brothers and I recall it is supposed to be a shorter version). I just bought the set for my brother (along with the MR ROTK) last summer. Outlaws is about 108 warriors who find themselves outside of the law for various reasons (some because they are in fact career bandits by choice, others because of misfortune) and they unite essentially to resist the oppression/misdeeds of corrupt government officials. After destroying several government armies sent to subdue them, they are amnestied and fight their final two huge campaigns for the emperor. There are some truly unforgettable characters among those 108 warriors, as you can guess. There is an inexpensive Foreign Language Press (Beijing) edition available (of both Outlaws and the Moss Roberts ROTK). The one problem with FLP editions is that the printing quality is not the best and the pages are thin and fragile. If you're wondering why I chose to get the Moss Roberts ROTK for my bro (never read ROTK before) when I like Brewitt-Taylor better it is because I think Moss Roberts is an easier read for first timers--it is smoother and there are fewer uneven passages.
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