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Tao Te Ching

Door Lao Tsu

Categorie
Engels
Boeknummer
#321549-XA19
Titel
Tao Te Ching
Auteur
Tsu, Lao
Boektype
Paperback
Uitgeverij
New York : Vintage Books
Jaar van uitgave
1989
ISBN10
0679724346
ISBN13
9780679724346
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Paperback, 8vo.
Samenvatting
The most accessible and authoritative modern English translation of this esoteric but infinitely practical bestselling book.

"No one has done better in conveying Lao Tsu's simple and laconic style of writing, so as to produce an English version almost as suggestive of the many meanings intended." —Alan Watts

For nearly two generations, Gia-fu Feng and Jane English's bestselling translation of the Tao Te Ching has been the standard for those seeking access to the wisdom of Taoist thought. Now Jane English and her long-time editor, Toinette Lippe, have revised and refreshed the translation so that it more faithfully reflects the Classical Chinese in which it was first written, taking into account changes in our own language and eliminating any lingering infelicities. T... (Lees verder)hey have retained the simple clarity of the original rendering of a sometimes seemingly obtuse spiritual text, a clarity that has made this version a classic in itself, selling over a million copies.

Written most probably in the sixth century B. C. by Lao Tsu, this esoteric but infintely practical book has been translated into English more frequently than any other work except the Bible. Gia-fu Feng and Jane English's superb translation offers the essence of each word and makes Lao Tsu's teaching immediate and alive. This edition includes an introduction and notes by the well-known writer and scholar of philosophy and comparative religion, Jacob Needleman.
Pagina's
107
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 10,00

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