{"product_id":"the-art-of-war-by-sun-tzu-9780393617290","title":"The Art of War","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Norton Critical Edition includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe new and internationally acclaimed translation by Michael Nylan, accompanied by her detailed explanatory footnotes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA richly informative introduction by Michael Nylan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFourteen illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSeven interpretative essays on \u003cem\u003eThe Art of War\u003c\/em\u003e's central themes by Michael Nylan and Shoufu Yin, Benjamin Daniels, Trenton Wilson, Joseph Passman, Alfreda Murck, Li Ling, and Richard Curt Kraus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA selected bibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Series\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRead by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format—annotated text, contexts, and criticism—helps students to better understand, analyse, and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e... presents a fresh, distinctive and original rendition of the much-parsed classic ... the text is presented in a form that is clear and readily understood and at the same time inexhaustibly rich in meaning.\u003c\/em\u003e – New Statesman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMichael Nylan's translation is marvellous. The pithiness of certain parts of the text, its aphoristic quality, presents an exceptionally difficult challenge. Because Nylan has a deep understanding of the social and cultural milieu that produced Sun Tzu's treatise, she has created an English-language version that is accessible while retaining the literary beauty of the original. Her introduction and supporting materials are very helpful to the reader, and I would expect that this version will become the standard one in the field.\u003c\/em\u003e – Dennis Washburn, Dartmouth College and translator of \u003cem\u003eThe Tale of Genji\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMichael Nylan's masterful translation of \u003cem\u003eThe Art of War\u003c\/em\u003e brings historical depth to our understanding of the classic and also illuminates its broad significance for our world today.\u003c\/em\u003e – Wai-yee Li, Harvard University\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47599104852204,"sku":"9780393617290","price":41.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780393617290-the-art-of-war.jpg?v=1777972551","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-art-of-war-by-sun-tzu-9780393617290","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}