I frequently forget that KMA has content beyond SGZ biographies, and I really shouldn't

zirroxas wrote:From what I can tell this particular work is not actually his historical writings preserved by Chen Shou but a much later Taoist tradition popularly attributed to him. There aren't any direct references back to the SGZ or other historical texts.
Here's another link: http://kongming.net/novel/writings/wotg/
mendedties wrote:Thanks for that! I notice in his introduction Cleary mentions this one was "preserved in the Taoist canon." Given Cleary also attributes Mastering the Art of War to Zhuge, any idea if this one is of similarly dubious authorship?
zirroxas wrote:This is Mastering the Art of War, technically. Mastering the Art of War is the name of Cleary's book in which he compiled these essays.
Qin Feng wrote:How do you guys judge Zhuge Liang on the battlefield?
Clearly, the novel portrays him as a man who can do anything and excel at it, but I've heard that in history he defeated Sima Yi a couple of times across his expeditions. Considering the situation Shu was in, do you think Zhuge Liang performed well or was he just a bad general?
Qin Feng wrote:Well, I'd love to read anything you can write about it because I do find them really interesting myself. Would you recommend any particular sources for this topic?
Qin Feng wrote:How do you guys judge Zhuge Liang on the battlefield?
Clearly, the novel portrays him as a man who can do anything and excel at it, but I've heard that in history he defeated Sima Yi a couple of times across his expeditions. Considering the situation Shu was in, do you think Zhuge Liang performed well or was he just a bad general?
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