Chuang Tzu

Name: Chuang Tzu
Brand: Counterpoint
SKU: 9781619024434-PRUSDTR-US
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The Inner Chapters

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English • Age Adult - Adult

144 pages • 5.99 x 8.95 x 0.26 in

Approx. weight: 0.33 lb

Publication date: 16 Dec,2014

Barcode: 9781619024434 • Counterpoint

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East Asian and Indian philosophy
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By: David Hinton

Revered for millennia in the Chinese spiritual tradition of the Tao Te Ching, this poetic translation of an ancient Taoist text comes alive for the modern reader

Witty, engaging and spiced with the lyricism of poetry, Chuang Tzu's Taoist insights in the Inner Chapters are timely and eternal. The only sustained section of text widely believed to be the work of Chuang Tzu himself, these chapters date to the 4th century B.C.E and are profoundly concerned with spiritual ecology.

With bold and startling prose, David Hinton's vital translation is surprisingly modern, making this ancient text from the golden age of Chinese philosophy come alive for contemporary readers. The Inner Chapters' fantastical passages offer up a wild menagerie of characters, freewheeling play with language, and surreal humor. Interwoven with Chuang Tzu's sharp instruction on the Tao are short stories that are often rough and ribald, rich with satire and paradox.