Water Margin

Water Margin Water Margin (known in Chinese as Shuihu Zhuan, sometimes abbreviated to Shuihu), also known as Outlaws of the Marsh, All Men Are Brothers, Men of the Marshes, or The Marshes of Mount Liang, is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. 水浒传 中国古代英雄传奇小说的代表作，成书于元末明初。《水浒传》是一部经过长期民间流传，最后由作家加工、再创作的长篇章回小说。据学者们研究，施耐庵可能是此书的最后加工者。作品形象地描绘了农民起义从发生、发展直至失败的全过程，深刻揭示了起义的社会根源，歌颂了起义英雄和他们的社会理想，也具体揭示了起义失败的内在历史原因。