水浒传背景英语

叫做Water Margin。

《水浒传》的英文译本有多种，最早的70回译本定名为《Water Margin》，由于出现最早和最贴近原名的原因这个译名往往被认为是标准译名，美国女作家、1938年诺贝尔文学奖得主赛珍珠在将它翻译成英文时就定名为：《All Men Are Brothers》（即《四海之内皆兄弟》）。

70年代末中国籍美国翻译家沙博理的百回本的名字是《Outlaws of the Marsh》（水泊好汉），后来还有人把120回本也译成英文。而据传，还有某外国版本叫《105个男人和3个女人的故事》。

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《水浒传》的影响

《水浒传》对招安的描写曾经对某些义军的领袖产生过消极的影响，如张献忠在谷城受抚，就表示“戮力王室，效宋江水浒故事耳”（《纪事略》）。但比较起来，《水浒传》对农民起义的积极影响还是主要的。

《水浒传》是中国历史上第一部用白话文写成的长篇小说，开创了白话章回体小说的先河。它作为一种新的文体，从此在文学领域内确立了应有的地位，开始逐步改变以诗文为正宗的文坛面貌。

《水浒传》在明代时被列入“四大奇书”。近现代以来，又成为古典小说“四大名著”之一。《水浒传》的文风、构思和理念，都对后世的中国乃至东亚小说，产生了重大的影响。

参考资料来源：百度百科-水浒传

水浒传的内容简介英文如下。

英文：The main content of outlaws of the Marsh: during the Northern Song Dynasty, the society was dark, and a group of heroes were forced to Liangshan and gathered in Liangshan park for various reasons.

Liangshan heroes, led by Song Jiang, gathered 108 heroes and set off a vigorous peasant uprising. Finally, with Song Jiang being recruited by the imperial court, the uprising ended in failure.

中文：水浒传的主要内容:北宋年间，社会黑暗，一群好汉因为种种原因，被逼上梁山，聚集在梁山泊。梁山好汉以宋江为首聚集了108条好汉，掀起了一场轰轰烈烈的农民起义，最终随着宋江被朝廷招安，起义走向失败的结局。

水浒传(Water Margin)简介：Water Margin is a novel based on the outlaw Song Jiang and his 36 companions. The group was active in the Huai River region and surrendered to the government in 1121. They were recorded in History of the Song Dynasty of the Twenty-Four Histories. The name of "Song Jiang" appeared in the chapter of Emperor Huizong of Song while the activities of the outlaw group were mentioned in the chapter for Zhang Shuye.Folk stories of Song Jiang circulated during the Southern Song Dynasty period. The first text to name Song Jiang's 36 companions was Miscellaneous observations from the year of Guixin (癸辛杂识) by Zhou Mi, written in the 13th century. Among the 36 were Lu Junyi, Guan Sheng, Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu, Ruan Xiaoqi, Liu Tang, Hua Rong and Wu Yong. Some of the characters who later became associated with Song Jiang also appeared around this time. They include Sun Li, Yang Zhi, Lin Chong, Lu Zhishen and Wu Song.A direct precursor of Water Margin was the Old incidents in the Xuanhe period of the great Song Dynasty (大宋宣和遗事), which appeared around the mid-13th century. The text is a written version of storytellers' tales, based on supposed historical events. It is divided into ten chapters, roughly covering the history of the Song Dynasty from the early 11th century to the establishment of the Southern Song regime in 1127. The fourth chapter covers the adventures of Song Jiang and his 36 companions, and their eventual defeat by Zhang Shuye. Some of the more well-known stories and characters of the Water Margin are clearly visible, including "Yang Zhi sells his precious saber", "Robbing the convoy of birthday gifts", "Song Jiang kills Yan Poxi", "Fighting Fang La" etc. Song Jiang and his outlaws were said to operate in the Taihang Mountains.Stories about the outlaws of Mount Liang became a popular subject for Yuan Dynasty drama. During this time, the material on which the Water Margin was based evolved into what it is today. The number of outlaws increased to 108. Even though they came from different backgrounds (including scholars, fishermen, imperial drill instructors etc.) all of them eventually came to occupy Mount Liang. There is a theory that Water Margin became popular during the Yuan Dynasty as the common people (predominantly Han Chinese) resented the Mongol rulers. The outlaws' rebellion was deemed "safe" to promote as it was supposedly a negative reflection of the fallen Song Dynasty. Concurrently, the rebellion was also a call for the common people to rise up against corruption in the government. The Chongzhen Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, acting on the advice of his ministers, banned the book to suppress rebellions.

Great Chinese Classical Novel: Outlaws of the MarshOutlaws of the Marsh, classic novel in 3 volumes. By Shi Nai'an and Luo Guanzhong, Tr. by Sidney Shapiro. 3 volumes, 1,605 pages, illustrated, 21 x 13 cm. Hardcover with cloth. Published by Foreign Language Press Beijing, China, 1995.One of the best known and best loved of the ancient Chinese novels which have come down through the ages. Outlaws of the Marsh is set mainly in the final years of Hui Zong, a Song Dynasty emperor who reigned from 1101 to 1125. It tells why and how one hundred some-old men and women banded together on a marsh-girt mountain in what today is Shandong Province, became leaders of an outlaw army of thousands and fought brave and resourceful battles against pompous, heartless tyrants.Historians confirm that the story is derived from fact. Some of the events actually happened, some of the persons actually existed. Their rebellious deeds struck a responsive chord in the oppressed masses and gradually evolved into folk legends. Professional story-tellers further dramatized and embellished them in performances at market fairs and amusement centers.Elegant Chinese prose with an exciting, twisting story, will keep you coming back for more every time.A novel of political corruption, murder, love, martial arts. Stunning portrayal of 14th century china. Intertwining tales of bold heroes, corrupt officials, jealous lovers, and chivalrous martial artists. Probably you have never enjoyed a book like this. It'll leave you wanting more! A must read!!! (The above text refers to the translator's note and reader's review.) 祝您学习进步，更上一层楼！(*^__^*)……

水浒传的英文名All Men Are Brothers。

《水浒传》，中国四大名著之一，是一部以北宋末年宋江起义为主要故事背景、类型上属于英雄传奇的章回体长篇小说。作者是施耐庵。

全书通过描写梁山好汉反抗欺压、水泊梁山壮大和受宋朝招安，以及受招安后为宋朝征战，最终消亡的宏大故事。

艺术地反映了中国历史上宋江起义从发生、发展直至失败的全过程，深刻揭示了起义的社会根源，满腔热情地歌颂了起义英雄的反抗斗争和他们的社会理想，也具体揭示了起义失败的内在历史原因。

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创作基础

南宋时，梁山英雄故事流传甚广。当时的画家、文学家龚开的《宋江36人赞并序》称：宋江等36人的故事已遍及大街小巷；画家也执笔为他们图形绘影。

《水浒传》最早的蓝本是宋人的《宣和遗事》，它着力描写了杨志卖刀、晁盖等结伙劫生辰纲和宋江杀阎婆惜等事，对林冲、李逵、武松、鲁智深等主要人物也都作了描写。宋元之际，还有不少取材于水浒故事的话本。在元杂剧中，梁山英雄已由36人发展到108人。

据《宋史徽宗本纪》：“淮南盗宋江等犯淮阳军，遣将讨捕，又犯京东、河北，入楚、海州界，命知州张叔夜招降之。”《宋史*张叔夜传》：“宋江起河朔，转略十郡，官军莫敢婴其锋。声言将至，叔夜使间者觇所向，贼径趋海濒，劫钜舟十余，载掳获。

施耐庵把有关水浒的故事和人物整理加工，在创作《水浒传》过程中，忠实地接受了人民的观点，这是《水浒传》之所以取得伟大成就的思想基础。

参考资料来源：百度百科-水浒传