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The Craft of a Chinese Commentator: Wang Bi on the Laozi

By Rudolf G. Wagner

Book information

Publisher
State University of New York Press
Year
2000
ISBN
0791443957, 9780791443958
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (7897165 bytes)
Series
SUNY Series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture
Pages
372\371
Time added
2021-01-26 10:07:37

Description

A systematic study of Wang Bi's (226-249) commentary on the Laozi, this book provides the first systematic study of a Chinese commentator's scholarly craft and introduces a highly sophisticated Chinese way of reading the Taoist classic, one that differs greatly from Western interpretations. The Laozi has been translated into Western languages hundreds of times over the past two hundred years. It has become the book of Chinese philosophy most widely appreciated for its philosophical depth and lyrical form. Nevertheless, very little attention has been paid to the way in which this book was read in China. This book introduces the reader to a highly sophisticated Chinese way of reading this Taoist classic, a way that differs greatly from the many translations of the Laozi available in the West.

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