Dao de jing. the book of the way

248 Pages·2001·11.228 MB·English

by  Moss Roberts

LAOZI
DAO
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The Book of the Way
Translation and Commentary by
Moss Roberts
THE
Dao
De
is one of the richest, most
suggestive, and most popular
works of philosophy and literature. It is widely
influential m China, m Asia, and in the West.
Composed between the late sixth and the late
fourth centuries B.C., its enigmatic verses have
inspired artists, philosophers, poets, religious
thinkers, and general readers down to our
own times. This new translation, both revela¬
tory and authentic, captures much of the
beauty and nuance of the original work. In
an extensive and accessible commentary to his
ti anslation, Moss Roberts reveals new depths
in the Dao De Jing.
d his edition is distinguished by the literary
quality of the translation, its new renderings
for a number of the stanzas, and by Roberts'
knowledgeable contextualizations. Using
recently discovered manuscripts and Chinese
scholarship based on them, he is able to shed
new iight on the works historical and philo-
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DAO DE JING
The Book of the Way
LAOZI
Translation and Commentary by
MOSS ROBERTS
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS
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Roberts, Moss, 1937-
.L35R628
Dao de jing : the book of the way / translation and commen¬
2001
tary by Moss Roberts.
p . cm .
ISBN 0-520-20555-3
I. Laozi. Dao de jing. I. Laozi. Dao de jing. English.
II. Title.
BL1900.L35 R628 2001
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