1, Luo Guanzhong (about 1330—— about 1400), a famous book, a book of talented people, in the middle of the word, the number is scattered. Writers and dramatists in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. Luo Guanzhong was born in the social unrest at the end of Yuan Dynasty. He had his own political ideals, did not agree with the secular, and took part in the anti-Yuan uprising. After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, he devoted himself to literary creation.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms combines folklore, drama scripts, historical materials such as Chen Shou's History of the Three Kingdoms, Ye Fan's History of the Later Han Dynasty, The Story of the Three Kingdoms in the Yuan Dynasty, Pei Songzhi's annotations, and the author's personal understanding of social life.
2. Shi Naian (1296—1370), the author of Water Margin, is a controversial figure. At present, the most widely accepted view is that the author is Shi Naian. There are several other viewpoints in history, including Luo Guanzhong's theory, Shi Hui's theory, Guo Xun's theory of using another name, and Song Dynasty's theory.
The Water Margin was created by the author on the basis of the legacy of Xuanhe and related scripts and stories. The main theme of the book is to describe the peasant war, and to create Liangshan heroes such as Song Jiang, Wu Yong, jy, Lin Chong and Lu, and to reveal the social contradictions at that time. The story is tortuous, the language is vivid, and the characters are vivid, which has high artistic achievements.
3. Wu Cheng'en (150 1 year-1582) was born in Sheyang Mountain. China was an outstanding novelist in Ming Dynasty. He was born in poverty, from a scholar to a businessman.
Journey to the West is based on the story of Tang Priest's scriptures, related scripts and zaju (written by Yang Ne at the end of Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of Ming Dynasty). Seven times before the Journey to the West, the Monkey King was born, and there was a story about the Palace of Heaven.
4. Cao Xueqin (about 17 15- about 1763), whose real name is Zhan, whose real name is Qin Pu. Novelist, poet and painter in Qing Dynasty. With perseverance and years of hardships, he finally created a great work with great ideological and artistic quality-A Dream of Red Mansions.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Four Classic Novels