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Deftly introduced and enriched by the remarkable ink paintings of Stephen Addiss, this new translation of Tao Te Ching captures the terse and enigmatic beauty of the ancient original while resisting the tendency toward interpretive paraphrase found in many other editions. Along with the translation of the complete work, Lombardo and Addiss provide the reader with a measure of interaction with the Chinese text found in no other edition, by furnishing one or more key lines from the original Chinese for each of the eighty-one sections, together with a transliteration of the Chinese characters. The appearance and sounds of the Chinese character displayed, enhance the reader's appreciation of how the Chinese text works and feels and the many different ways it can be translated into English.
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Stanley Lombardo is Professor of Classics, University of Kansas.
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Traditional accounts of Chinese history customarily begin by describing certain ancient rulers such as the Yellow Emperor or Yao and Shun, paragons of virtue and wisdom, who first taught the arts of civilization to the Chinese people. Read the first page
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Traditional accounts of Chinese history customarily begin by describing certain ancient rulers such as the Yellow Emperor or Yao and Shun, paragons of virtue and wisdom, who first taught the arts of civilization to the Chinese people. Read the first page
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36 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Translators Stephen Addiss and Stanley Lombardo have done their best not to reinterpret the Tao Te Ching, but to allow it to speak for itself. This wonderful English version preserves the epigrammatic terseness of the original. The layout and illustrations strike the same note as the text.
What can I say - this is the best way to approach this work, short of translating it yourself. Warmly recommended
What can I say - this is the best way to approach this work, short of translating it yourself. Warmly recommended
159 of 164 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
One of the best translations on the market. An attempt has been made to preserve some of the crystalline terseness of the original which is beyond deep. Also one key line from each section is given in Chinese along with a glossary so that you can make your own translation. For example the third line from Section 29 they translate as "The world is a spiritual vessel", the Chinese being T'ien hsia shen ch'i. On using the glossary it becomes revealed that T'ien hsia means "under heaven" or "lower heaven" - much richer that "world". It would be possible to quibble with any translation, & ideally it would be best to study two or three different translations. However this one comes closest to the spirit of the original.
This book is remarkable & indispensible though for it's presentation & the stunning ink paintings/calligraphy which perfectly compliment the text. You'd be hard pressed to find a more beautiful book anywhere. Recommended!
This book is remarkable & indispensible though for it's presentation & the stunning ink paintings/calligraphy which perfectly compliment the text. You'd be hard pressed to find a more beautiful book anywhere. Recommended!
39 of 40 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Suitably sparse, elegant and mysterious. Leaves you free to embrace the uncanny poise and balance of our deepest nature. Where many translations seek to explain, they betray the spirit of the Chinese original, to speak with fewer words, to realise with fewer thoughts. Also they enable you try your hand at your own translaion of selected lines. This alone is worth the purchase. Through doing so you discover the amazing potency and fluency of the Chinese script. You can supply several different but subtely related translations of the same line which amply demonstrates how efficient and poetic it can be. In the same way synonyms elaborate and enhance a single thought, a single line can resonate and glow with related meaning.
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A facinating and enlightening book of short, precice and stimulating verses which require time and patience to digest. Read more
Published 29 days ago by norman
Perfect translation
Really enjoyed this translation, but did miss
"The Tao is like an empty bowl,
yet it may be used
without ever needing to be filled. Read more
"The Tao is like an empty bowl,
yet it may be used
without ever needing to be filled. Read more
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I have only just received this book and as such have not read it all, but what I have read is so thought-provoking and peaceful I have to give it five stars. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Kia
Elegant in its simplicity
I've read a few 'versions' of the Tao Te Ching - but, as most have already mentioned, the 'translations' used by some of these authors is either let down by their lack of knowledge... Read more
Published 5 months ago by J. Lind
Unbeatable
At first reading I was startled, as this is very different to most translations of the Tao Te Ching. Read more
Published 7 months ago by ViridianCity
A keeper
A lovely and unpretentious text, wonderful to browse through meditatively. I found myself picking it up several times when I've been tense or troubled to calm myself. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Amphioxus
Master work
The Tao is one of the world's masterworks. So attractive that there are more than 100 contemporary translations. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Porcllo
Spot on
I'll never put it on my book shelf, but read a few lines every few days just to wake myself up. It's the social philosophy that would save the world for us.
Published 14 months ago by T. Booker
FREEING
If you a swithering as to whether you should buy this book then simply don't. Swither that is. Buy it! Trust in your self and in your ability to understand the gems held within. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Phillip N Fox-Denham
Great translation. Actually, the best I had seen till now!
Concise and very good translation of one of the most wise texts of ancient Chinese literature. It is a very poetical and imagetical translation-work, as I believe in the original... Read more
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