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The Annotated Laozi: A New Translation of the Daodejing

The Annotated Laozi: A New Translation of the Daodejing

Fischer, Paul

Paperback

Series: Suny Chinese Philosophy and Culture

Chinese HistoryTaoism

ISBN10: 1438494009
ISBN13: 9781438494005
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: Feb 2 2024
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.04
Height: 0.72 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

A clear translation and helpful explanations illuminate this ancient classic of self-cultivation for a modern audience.

Written more than two thousand years ago, the Laozi, or Daodejing, is a classic of Chinese intellectual history and has been of foundational importance to cultural and religious history throughout East Asia. It is now venerated as a masterpiece of self-cultivation, with a poetic narrative that remains accessible and relevant even today. Paul Fischer's new, annotated translation aims for fidelity to the original text as well as clarity for a modern audience. Fischer's notes and explanations bring out obscure meanings in ancient Chinese wording and rhetoric, elucidate the connections among the eighty-one short chapters, and clarify the coherence of the work as a whole. Carefully considering the various manuscripts that have been archaeologically uncovered in recent decades, as well as the variations among received versions of the Laozi, Fischer's translation discloses the beauty and meaning of the original. This book will benefit students and readers interested in intellectual history as well as those who want to explore what the text has to say about the meaning of life.

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