Tao te ching
by Laozi
"Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching is not only the single most important text in Chinese spirituality, it is probably the most influential spiritual text in human history. In the past, virtually all translations of this text have been produced either by sinologists having little poetic facility in English, or writers having no ability to read the original Chinese. David Hinton's fluency in ancient Chinese and his award-winning poetic ability combine both of these essential qualifications. Together, they a…
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- Full title :Tao te ching / Lao Tzu ; translated and with commentary by David Hinton.
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"Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching is not only the single most important text in Chinese spirituality, it is probably the most influential spiritual text in human history. In the past, virtually all translations of this text have been produced either by sinologists having little poetic facility in English, or writers having no ability to read the original Chinese. David Hinton's fluency in ancient Chinese and his award-winning poetic ability combine both of these essential qualifications. Together, they allow a breathtaking new translation that reveals how remarkably current and even innovative this text is after 2500 years."--Back cover.
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- Publication Date:©2015
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Counterpoint
- Place of Publication:Berkeley
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2015
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The Physical Object
- Description:126 pages : : illustrations ; : 23 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:1619025566, 9781619025561
- oclc:ocn892163397
- LC Classification:BL1900.L26
- Dewey Decimal:299.5/1482
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