The Daodejing of Laozi

by Laozi, Philip J. Ivanhoe (Translator)

Overview

Philip J. Ivanhoe's richly annotated translation of this classic work is accompanied by his engaging interpretation and commentary, a lucid introduction, and a Language Appendix that compares eight classic translations of the opening passage of the work and invites the reader to consider the principles upon which each was rendered.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781603846400
Publisher:	Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication date:	08/01/2003
Series:	Hackett Classics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Philip J. Ivanhoe is Professor in and Chair of the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Georgetown University.

Philip J. Ivanhoe is Reader-Professor of Philosophy, City University of Hong Kong.

Editorial Reviews

Why another translation of the Daodejing? Ivanhoe manages, unlike some scholarly translators, to respect the intellectual, social, philosophic, historic, and spiritual integrity of the text and to put the text into a readable, insightful, and elegant English rendering of the most famous of the early Daoist classics. —John Berthrong, Boston University School of Theology

P. J. Ivanhoe approaches the Daodejing with great enthusiasm and love of subject, much philosophical insight, linguistic sensitivity, and philological sophistication. —Richard John Lynn, University of Toronto

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