Chapter One Introduction 1.1 San Guo Yan Yi 1.2 Intertextuality 1.3 This Book Chapter Two Impact 2.1 Texts 2.2 Genres 2.3 Translators 2.4 Institutions 2.5 Conclusion Chapter Three Quotation 3.1 Borrowing 3.2 Echoing/Consulting 3.3 Self-referentiality 3.4 Conclusion Chapter Four Parallel 4.1 Refracting the Text 4.2 Mirroring the Source Text 4.3 Symmetry to Western Literary Texts 4.4 Conclusion Chapter Five Transformation 5.1 Generic Shift 5.2 Characterization 5.3 Conclusion Chapter Six Conclusion 6.1 Contribution of This Book 6.2 Limitations to This Book 6.3 Directions for Future Research Bibliography