Tao Te Ching: The Definitive Edition by Lao Tzu
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Book Summary Author: Lao Tzu Translator: Jonathan Star Edition: Paperback Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published) Published: 2003-08-25 ISBN: 158542269X Number of pages: 368 Publisher: Tarcher |
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Book Reviews of the Tao Te Ching: The Definitive Edition
Customer Review: He bites off more than we can chew
Summary: 1 Stars
This book offers a rather mediocre translation, and contains commentary on the first verse only. Its greatest virtue, it seems, was supposed to be the section in which all of the characters in each verse are given with their individual translations. This section is meant to offer the reader a shot at making up his or her own translation/interpretation. However, any student of Chinese literature or languages in general will recognize the impossibility of translating Chinese characters acurately with only simple equivalencies given as meanings. Thus, the book fails in every aspect. You should purchase two better translations for comparison, at least one of which should have full commentary, if you wish to begin investigating the subtlties of the Tao Te Ching.