Wandering on the Way

Fülszöveg

Chinese religion
Acclaimed for his authoritative translation of the Tao Te Chins, Victor Mair, one of the foremost translators of ancient Chinese, reclaims for the modern reader one of the great books of Eastern wisdom.
Although less well known in the West than the Tao Te Ching, the work of Chuang Tzu is every bit its equal as a classic of Taoist thought. But this collection of tales, poems, and parables is also one of the wittiest and most playful books in world literature. In this vivid, contemporary translation, Victor Mair captures the quintessential life and spirit of Chuang Tzu while remaining faithful to the original text.
Populated with a colorful and eccentric cast of sages, the thirty-three chapters of stories that make up this unparalleled collection are entertaining and enlightening. Above all, Chuang Tzu was a philosopher who dealt with timeless issues of human concern: ambition, greed, grief, politics, love, stress, good and evil, death. Profound and paradoxical,... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Chinese religion
Acclaimed for his authoritative translation of the Tao Te Chins, Victor Mair, one of the foremost translators of ancient Chinese, reclaims for the modern reader one of the great books of Eastern wisdom.
Although less well known in the West than the Tao Te Ching, the work of Chuang Tzu is every bit its equal as a classic of Taoist thought. But this collection of tales, poems, and parables is also one of the wittiest and most playful books in world literature. In this vivid, contemporary translation, Victor Mair captures the quintessential life and spirit of Chuang Tzu while remaining faithful to the original text.
Populated with a colorful and eccentric cast of sages, the thirty-three chapters of stories that make up this unparalleled collection are entertaining and enlightening. Above all, Chuang Tzu was a philosopher who dealt with timeless issues of human concern: ambition, greed, grief, politics, love, stress, good and evil, death. Profound and paradoxical, he challenges our expectations, expands our perceptual horizons, and teaches us to experience life in a fresh, spontaneous, joyous way.
Complete with an authoritative introduction on Chuang Tzu and his place in Chinese thought and history, as well as a glossary of key terms and concepts, this translation by Victor Mair is destined to become the definitive edition of Chuang Tzu's work in our time.
Victor H. Mair is professor in the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.
Cover design by Santos Barbasa
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