Customer Reviews

Tao Te Ching (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)

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...and I spent hours trying to find the exact same translation online.

The effort was worth it. I've seen many other translations, but none did as wonderful a job in both translating the meaning of this work in an intuitively understandable manner and in continuing to make it read with the beautiful lyricism I've become accustomed to.

I don't know how you found this particular edition of this book (since there are so many inferior ones listed), but now that you've found it, wishlist it or buy it before you lose the link! And then buy it; it's well worth twice the price.

I have attempted to learn about the Dao for a quite awhile. I have even studied Classical Chinese in an attempt to learn more about it.

This without a doubt is the best translation I have ever found. The style used does not push any agenda other than Daoist as the author does not try to tell the reader what it means.

The Dao is something that each person needs to discover on her or his own, Lao Zi understood that and so does Arthur Waley. Other translations of this book that I have seen really pale in comparison, like drinking tepid tap water on a hot day.

I've read some of the Tao Te Ching here and there online, it's not hard to find. But I wanted to have my own physical copy of this great piece of work. The reviews are great for the book and it's inexpensive, and I'm sure it's a great translation.

The reason I give it 1 star is not because of the book but solely on customer service of the supplier, "pbshofus" or whatever it's name is. I ordered the book on August 13th and it is now August 28th and still have not received the book. It shouldn't take that long to mail a $3 book, nobody is that busy to not be able to do that. It'll be the last time I order from this. I could've gone to Barnes & Nobles or something instead for the book, not waste money.

A fine book of wisdom with clear text and honest concepts.

This translation is simple and lucid. Footnotes at the bottom of each page help to explain choice of language and meaning of metaphors. Arthur Waley has a clear understanding of the text and is able to represent it in English in a meaningful way, allowing the reader to easily digest concepts and put them into practice.