In what may be the most faithful translation of the Tao Te Ching, the translators have captured the terse, enigmatic beauty of the original masterpiece without embellishing it with personal interpretation or bogging it down with explanatory notes. By stepping out of the way and letting the original text speak for itself, they deliver a powerfully direct experience of the Tao Te Ching that is a joy to come back to again and again.

And for the first time in any translation of the Tao Te Ching, now you can interact with the text to experience for yourself the nuanced art of translating. In each of the eighty-one chapters, one significant line has been highlighted and alongside it are the original Chinese characters with their transliteration. You can then turn to the glossary and translate this line on your own, thereby deepening your understanding of the original text and of the myriad ways it can be translated into English.

Complementing the text are twenty-three striking ink paintings brushed by Stephen Addiss and an introduction by the esteemed Asia scholar Burton Watson.

144 pages, ill

Médias	Livres Hardcover Book (Livre avec dos et couverture rigide)
Validé	11 décembre 2007
ISBN13	9781590305461
Éditeurs	Shambhala Publications Inc
Pages	144
Dimensions	224 × 358 × 19 mm · 298 g
Langue et grammaire	English
Traducteur	Addiss, Stephen
Traducteur	Lombardo, Stanley

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