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Te-Tao Ching (Modern Library) (Hardcover)

by Lao-Tzu (Author), Lao zi (Author), Robert G. Henricks (Translator)
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  • Hardcover: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Random House Inc; 1993 Modern Library Ed edition (1 Nov 1993)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0679600604
  • ISBN-13: 978-0679600602
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.6 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 370,346 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Tao Te Ching is one of the most sacred texts of Taoism. It has been translated more frequently than any other work except the Bible. Professor Henrick's new translation is based on recent textual discoveries, with grammatical and vocabulary corrections. This volume makes Lao Tzu's wisdom more accessible to modern readers.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best translation of the Tao Te Ching in print, 25 Mar 1999
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Forget Stephen Mitchell. Not only is Henricks' translation more accurate and insightful, but his brief introducion is much more valuable than Mitchell's entire interpolation and endnotes. The text itsef is beautifully rendered and captures the spirit of Tao perfectly, and the duplication of the entire book, with notes on the meaning and technical details of the text, should be quite valuable for scholars and dedicated Taoists who can't read Classical Chinese.

Yes, there _are_ better translations of the Tao Te Ching out there, but Henricks's is the best one still available in bookstores.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Scholars are valuable people, too..., 20 Oct 1998
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The first version of the TTC that really left me feeling closer to Laozi than farther away. Henricks has put a lot of effort and love into this work and it shows. A bonus feature is that there are two versions: First, the bare text of the TTC, printed without commentary for those times when you just want to absorb the beautiful words. Next, the full text, but with lots of useful notes and commentary to help you understand what the author is saying. I find the commentary to be very thoughtful; Henricks defers at times to other translators and tells us WHY he chose to translate certain passages the way he did, and the alternatives that exist for those who want to disagree with him. Essentially, a non-egotstical approach that many scholars would do well to emulate. Because of the innumerable ways it can be translated, the best way to read the Laozi is to read as many versions as you can get, I suggest that this one will be one of your favorites right away.
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