Tao Te Ching: The Definitive Edition

Star, Jonathan

ISBN 10: 158542269X / ISBN 13: 9781585422692

Verlag: Tarcher, 2003

Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.2. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers G158542269XI5N00

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This unique edition of the Tao Te Ching features:

• the first comprehensive verbatim translation of the entire text of the Tao Te Ching;
• literal character definitions that allow the reader to create his or her own interpretation;
• a concordance section that enables the reader to track the different ways a single character is used throughout the work;
• grammatical and interpretive notes on individual terms and verses; * a unique commentary on the first verse, which represents a complete spiritual teaching in itself; and
• a literary translation of the Tao Te Ching that can be read on its own or compared with the verbatim translation.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Jonathan Star has been widely acclaimed for his translations of everything from Rumi to the Tao Te Ching to the greatest Christian mystics. Of his celebrated Rumi: In the Arms of the Beloved, Larry Dossey wrote, "Rumi would be proud of Star's luminous translations." Star lives in upstate New York.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Tao Te Ching: The Definitive Edition
Verlag: Tarcher
Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
Einband: Paperback
Zustand: Fair
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket