The Four Chinese Classics av David Hinton

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<b>Four seminal masterworks of Chinese thought—the <i>Tao Te Ching</i>, the <i>Analects</i>, the <i>Chuang Tzu</i>, and the <i>Mencius</i>—presented in one volume for the first time in nearly two centuries</b><br> <br> Hinton’s award–winning experience translating a wide range of ancient Chinese poets makes these books sing in English as never before. But these new versions are not only inviting and immensely readable—they also apply much-needed consistency to key philosophical terms in these texts, lending structural links and philosophical rigor heretofore unavailable in English. Breathing new life into these classics, Hinton’s new translations will stand as the definitive texts for our era.<br><br> Perhaps the most broadly influential spiritual text in human history, Lao Tzu’s <i>Tao Te Ching</i> is the source of Taoist philosophy, which eventually developed into Ch’an (Zen) Buddhism. Equally influential in the social sphere, Conf