Chuang Tzu: Basic Writings (Revised)

Contributor(s): Watson, Burton (Translator)

ISBN: 9780231105958

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Binding Types:

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Pub Date: May 9, 1996

Dewey: 299.51482

LCCN: 96143882

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Index, Price on Product

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.49" H x 7.95" L x 5.15" W ( 0.46 lbs) 160 pages

BISAC Categories:

Religion | Taoism see also PHILOSOPHY | Taoist | Philosophy | Asian

Series: Translations from the Asian Classics

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description:

Chuang Tzu (369?-286? BC) was a leading Taoist philosopher. Using parable and anecdote, allegory and paradox, he set forth in this book the early ideas of what was to become the Taoist school. This collection includes the seven "inner chapters," three of the "outer chapters," and one of the "miscellaneous chapters."

Review Quotes: Burton Watson... possesses all the qualities which distinguish a master translator.-- "Review"

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