The Way and Its Power: A Study of the Tao Tê Ching and Its Place in Chinese Thought
- ISBN-10
- 1136577289
- ISBN-13
- 9781136577284
- Series
- The Way and Its Power
- Category
- Literary Collections
- Pages
- 264
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-11-05
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Authors
- Arthur Waley, The Arthur Waley Estate
Description
First published in 1934. Unlike previous translations, this translation of Lao Tzu's Tao Tê Ching is based not on the medieval commentaries but on a close study of the whole of early Chinese literature.
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