luo guanzhong translatcd from the chlncsc with notes and an afterword by moss roberts foreword by john s. service "the empire, long divided, must unite; long united, must divide. thus it has cvcr been." with this characterization of the incvitable cycle ofchinese history, the monumental tale three kingdoms begins. as important for chinese culture as the homeric epics have bcen for the west, this ming dynasty masterpiece conti