The Complete Works of Chuang Tzu

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Series: Translations from the Asian Classics

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The Complete Works of Chuang Tzu offers a comprehensive translation of one of China's most celebrated philosophical texts. Renowned for its bold imagination and striking literary style, this collection captures the profound thoughts and insights of Chuang Tzu, inviting readers into the rich tradition of Chinese philosophy.
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Ideal for students and enthusiasts of Eastern philosophy, Chinese culture, and classic literature seeking an authoritative and beautifully rendered translation.

This is one of the most justly celebrated texts of the Chinese tradition - impressive for both its bold philosophical imagination and its striking literary style. Accepting the challenge of translating this captivating classic in its entirety, Burton Watson has expertly rendered into English both the profound thought and the literary brilliance of the text.

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This is one of the most justly celebrated texts of the Chinese tradition – impressive for both its bold philosophical imagination and its striking literary style. Accepting the challenge of translating this captivating classic in its entirety, Burton Watson has expertly rendered into English both the profound thought and the literary brilliance of the text.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780231031479

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 22 August 1968

Country: United States

Imprint: Columbia University Press

Contributors:

Translated by Burton Watson
Foreword by Wm. Theodore De Bary
Translated by Burton Watson

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 137.0mm

Height: 201.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 397

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Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Series: Translations from the Asian Classics

About the Author

Burton Watson is one of the world's best-known translators from the Chinese and Japanese. His translations include The Lotus Sutra, The Vimalakirti Sutra, Ryokan: Zen Monk-Poet of Japan, Saigyo: Poems of a Mountain Home, and The Columbia Book of Chinese Poetry: From Early Times to the Thirteenth Century, all published by Columbia.