Tao Te Ching (Dover Thrift Editions) [Paperback]

Lao Tze (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 7, 1997 | Series: Dover Thrift Editions

Reflected in Eastern philosophy, art, and literature for more than 2,000 years, the magisterial effects of the Tao Te Ching have shaped the thinking of some of the world's most profound philosophers. This spiritual work, one of the most influential books in history, promotes the achievement of peace and harmony through meditation.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Chinese

About the Author

Sage and philosopher Lao Tzu was a recordkeeper in the Zhou dynasty court during the 6th century bc. In the religious form of Chinese Taoism, he is regarded as one of the three highest deities. James Legge (1815-1897) was the first professor of Chinese at Oxford University. The Cleveland Museum of Art, established in 1913, holds one of the most comprehensive collections of Chinese art in the United States

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 14 and up
  
• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications; Unabridged edition (July 7, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486297926
• ISBN-13: 978-0486297927
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #938,739 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #27 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Religion & Spirituality > Other Eastern Religions > Taoism
  • #27 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Nonfiction > Philosophy > Eastern > Taoism

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good navigation, October 25, 2010

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James O. Smith (Minneapolis, Minnesota USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tao Te Ching (1891 Legge Translation with ClicBrowz navigation) (Kindle Edition)

This book is what it says it is: a public domain text articulated with hyperlinks for easy access to all sections of the book and the table of contents. This is not an automatically generated Kindle format of a public domain text. It has been hand crafted throughout with hyperlinks to make movement around the book easy. I have downloaded literally hundreds of public domain texts formated for the Kindle, but very few of them have decent hyperlink navigation. Even new books are rarely designed with effective navigation. This book, though, was designed with the reader in mind.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A thorough Victorian effort, July 10, 2000

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Webster Forrest (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tao Te Ching (Dover Thrift Editions) (Paperback)

This edition reproduces in facimile form the James Legge translation of the Tao Te Ching, as published in the series "The Sacred Books of the East". This series was published by Oxford in the 1870's and 1880's. The present edition contains more in the form of annotations than it does translated text, as was not unusual in Victorian times. This translation certainly deserves a great deal of credit. Apparantly it does contain minor errors, though I can say that I have found nothing by way of a concrete inconsistency in the ideas as expressed in this translatin in comparison with the same chapters in other translations. Many people enjoy, and find meaning in this translation. If I could only have one translation of the Tao Te Ching, this would be the one. I have removed one star, because the author occasionally expresses (in the notes) a disbelief of the material he is translating, which I find irrelevant but not obstructive to understanding and enjoying the work itself.

28 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Ugh!, March 20, 2000

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Jennifer Maxwell (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tao Te Ching (Dover Thrift Editions) (Paperback)

Could this translation be any worse? Reading through this version of the Tao was like wading through chin-high mud. For a much more enjoyable read, pick up John C.H. Wu's translation.