DAO de Jing

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Author(s)\Editor(s): Laozi – – Lee, Li-YoungBinding: HARD COVER BOOKSYearMonthDay of Publication: 20241029Standardized Book Category: Taoism (see also PHILOSOPHY – Taoist)Language: \n \n EnglishPage Count: \n \n 00192Publisher Marketing: \n \n This bold new translation by two brilliant poets offers a contemporary perspective on a timeless masterpiece of Daoist scripture, introducing Dao De Jing to a new audience while retaining the majesty of the Chinese original. Composed of eighty-one short poems written by the sage Laozi in 400 BC, Dao De Jing is one of the pillars of Chinese thought. Acclaimed poet Li-Young Lee and poet and scholar Yun Wang illuminate Dao De Jing as a unified work of art. This revelatory and faithful translation–presented alongside the original Chinese text–reveals its enduring teachings in their profound simplicity, subtlety, and balance.