{"product_id":"lao-tzu-te-tao-ching-a-new-translation-based-on-the-recently-discovered-ma-wang-tui-texts-9780345370990","title":"Lao-Tzu: Te-Tao Ching: A New Translation Based on the Recently Discovered Ma-wang tui Texts","description":"Lao-tzu's \u003ci\u003eTe-Tao Ching\u003c\/i\u003e has been treasured for thousands of years for its poetic statement of life's most profound and elusive truths. Although the \u003ci\u003eTe-Tao Ching\u003c\/i\u003e is widely read, the author's enigmatic style and the less than perfect condition of the Chinese originals make many of its brief poems difficult to understand. So readers of find literature hailed the discovery, in 1973, of two copies of the \u003ci\u003eTe-Tao Ching\u003c\/i\u003e which had been buried in 168 B.C. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese manuscripts are more than five centuries older than any others known, and they correct many defects of later versions: their grammar and vocabulary frequently make the classic easier to understand; lost lines are restored (as many as three in some poems); some sections follow a more logical sequence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuch differences make it necessary to reevaluate traditional interpretations of the \u003ci\u003eTe-Tao Ching\u003c\/i\u003e, and Professor Henricks has done this in an extensive commentary to his excellent new translation. In addition, Professor Henricks has provided an introduction that explains the basics of Taoism and discusses the many other important finds from Ma-want-tui.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert G. Henricks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345370990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert G. Henricks\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus of religion at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. One of the most acclaimed authorities on classic Asian literature today, he has translated the highly regarded \u003ci\u003eLao-Tzu: Te-Tao Ching\u003c\/i\u003e and is the author of other books, including \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy and Argumentation in Third-Century China \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Poetry of Han-Shan\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45069858570355,"sku":"9780345370990","price":23.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_17a0926c-3491-4667-a261-5c66db245633.jpg?v=1780605180","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/lao-tzu-te-tao-ching-a-new-translation-based-on-the-recently-discovered-ma-wang-tui-texts-9780345370990","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}