Author:
Laozi
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The Tao Te Ching is a classic Chinese text written around the 6th century BC by Laozi, a Zhoudynasty courtier. While its authorship is debated, the text remains a fundamental building block of Taoism and one of the most influential works of its time. Today itโs one of the mosttranslated works in the world.
The work itself is a series of 81 short poetic sections, each one written in a fluid, ambiguous style, leaving them open to wide interpretation. Subjects range from advice to those in power to advice to regular people and adages for daily living. Because of its ambiguous nature the Tao Te Ching is famously difficult to translate, and many, if not all, translations are significantly influenced by the translatorโs state of mind. This translation is by James Legge, a famous Scottish sinologist and the first professor of Chinese at Oxford University.
Audiobook details
Narrator:
AI Marcus
ISBN:
9781669379843
Length:
2 hours 31 minutes
Language:
English
Publisher:
Everest Media LLC
Publication date:
April 8, 2022
Edition:
Unabridged