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Tao Te Ching: A New Translation
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Sam Hamill

Tao Te Ching

A New Translation

Sam Hamill

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English
Shambhala Publications Inc
01 May 2007
Taoism; Sacred texts
A series of insightful spiritual observations on life and human nature.

Part poetry, part paradox, always stirring and profound, Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching has been inspiring readers since it was written over two thousand years ago. This masterpiece is also one of the most frequently translated books in all of history, in part because the multiple meanings of the Chinese characters make it impossible to translate into a Western language in a strictly literal way. For this reason, many translations are either too loosely interpretive or are too overloaded with notes, thereby losing the clarity of the terse poetry found in the original Chinese.

The extraordinary strength of Sam Hamill's translation is that it has captured the poetry of Lao Tzu's original without sacrificing the resonance of the text's many meanings and possible interpretations. The result is a beautiful and deeply meditative rendering, one that is a delight to read over and over again.

Accompanying Sam Hamill's translation are seventeen Chinese characters brushed by one of the great masters of calligraphy, Kazuaki Tanahashi. Hamill provides a comment for each character, giving the reader a fuller sense of the richness of the original text and insight into the process of translation itself.
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Imprint:   Shambhala Publications Inc
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 196mm,  Width: 128mm,  Spine: 10mm
Weight:   147g
ISBN:   9781590303870
ISBN 10:   1590303873
Pages:   144
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Not much is known about the legendary Lao Tzu, to whom authorship of the Tao Te Ching is popularly attributed. Some scholars believe the author was an elder contemporary of Confucius.

Reviews for Tao Te Ching: A New Translation

Hamill has rendered the Tao Te Ching afresh, his translation from the Chinese is achingly poetic. -- Publishers Weekly Exquisite renderings of the paradoxes that encircle us. --Terry Tempest Williams


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