《西游记》英文介绍:
JourneytothewestisaclassicofChineseGodanddevilnovels,reachingthepeakofancientromanticnovels.
TogetherwiththeromanceoftheThreeKingdoms,theoutlawsofthemarshandadreamofRedMansions,itisknownasthefourfamousChineseclassics.
Sinceitsinception,journeytotheWesthasbeenwidelycirculatedamongthepeople,andvariousversionshaveemergedoneafteranother.
TherearesixkindsofperiodicalsintheMingDynasty,sevenkindsofperiodicalsandmanuscriptsintheQingDynasty,and13kindsoflostversionsrecordedinancientbooks.
中文翻译:
《西游记》是中国神魔小说的经典之作,达到了古代长篇浪漫主义小说的巅峰,与《三国演义》《水浒传》《红楼梦》并称为中国古典四大名著。
《西游记》自问世以来在民间广为流传,各式各样的版本层出不穷。明代刊本有六种,清代刊本、抄本也有七种,典籍所记已佚版本十三种。