The text's true authorship and date of composition or compilation are still debated, although the oldest excavated text dates back to the late 4th century BC.
According to tradition, it was written around 6th century BC by the sage Laozi, a record-keeper at the Zhou dynasty court, by whose name the text is known in China. Le Guin’s intuitive and personal ingenuity.The Tao Te Ching, Daodejing, Dao De Jing, or Daode jing, also simply referred to as the Laozi, is a Chinese classic text. There is something startlingly fresh and creatively alive here, brought forth by Ms. Le Guin’s new version is a special treasure-a delight. “Among the many translations of Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching, Ursula K. “A student of the Tao for several decades, Le Guin has created an English text that will speak to modern readers in a fresh and lively way, while conveying the humor, insight and beauty of the original.” undeniably refreshing, capturing a language that is casual and clear, reflective and pointed, full of the wise humor of the Way.” “Reading translations is like taking a shared walk down a familiar trail where we discover rocks and water that we somehow missed before. “A student of the Tao for several decades, Le Guin has created an English text that will speak to modern readers in a fresh and lively way, while conveying the humor, insight, and beauty of the original.” This new version is sure to be welcomed by the many readers of the Tao Te Ching as well as those coming to the text for the first time.
Included are Le Guin's own personal commentary and notes on the text.
Avoiding scholarly interpretations and esoteric Taoist insights, she has revealed the Tao Te Ching 's immediate relevance and power, its depth and refreshing humor, in a way that shows better than ever before why it has been so much loved for more than 2,500 years. She has consulted the literal translations and worked with Chinese scholars to develop a version that lets the ancient text speak in a fresh way to modern people, while remaining faithful to the poetic beauty of the work. Le Guin, best known for thought-provoking science fiction novels that have helped to transform the genre, has studied the Tao Te Ching for more than forty years. No other English translation of this greatest of the Chinese classics can match Ursula K.
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