Tao Te Ching: The Classic Book of Integrity and The Way

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Tao Te Ching: The Classic Book of Integrity and The Way
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Victor H. Mair
By (author) Lao Tzu
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:192
Dimensions(mm): Height 208,Width 132
Category/GenrePhilosophy
ISBN/Barcode 9780553349351
ClassificationsDewey:299
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
Publication Date 1 September 1990
Publication Country United States

Description

A landmark translation of one of the most popular works of world literture, this edition of the Tao Te Ching is based on the Ma-wang-tui manuscripts.

Author Biography

Victor H. Mair is a translator of Chinese texts including Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching- The Classic Book of Integrity and the Way. He is also the editor of the Cambria Sinophone World series and the co-author of The True History of Tea. Mair is Professor of Chinese Language and Literature at the University of Pennsylvania, where he has been teaching since 1979. The way of life defined in the Tao Te Ching was developed by ancient sages who lived in China some two thousand years ago. Lao Tzu, known as the Old One, was one such sage who practiced "the way," although there were almost certainly other religious thinkers who contributed further ideas and wisdom to it.