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The Liezi
With Zhang Zhan's Commentary
Brief Description
The Liezi is a work attributed to the Daoist, Lie Yukou who, according to the traditional account, lived during the latter part of the fifth and first part of the fourth centuries BCE. This places him between the first wave of philosophers of the pre-Han "Hundred...
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A translation of the Daoist text The Liezi with new commentary.
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Description
The Liezi is a work attributed to the Daoist, Lie Yukou who, according to the traditional account, lived during the latter part of the fifth and first part of the fourth centuries BCE. This places him between the first wave of philosophers of the pre-Han "Hundred Schools" (notably Lao Zi, Confucius, Mozi and Deng Xi) and the second wave, from the mid-fourth to the end of the third centuries BCE.
Thus, he may be said to have responded to the former and prefigured the latter. The version of The Liezi we have today is the recension by the Xuanxue (Dark Learning) scholar Zhang Zhan. This version is accompanied by Zhang's commentary, which is an engaging work, presenting profound philosophical ideas in a straightforward, down-to-earth, and sometimes humorous way.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9789882373358
Publisher: The Chinese University Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 22 January 2026
Country: Hong Kong
Imprint: The Chinese University Press
DIMENSIONS
Width: 15.0mm
Height: 23.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 840
About the Author
Ian Johnston was Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Sydney before retirement in 1999. He is an independent scholar pursuing a lifelong interest in ancient languages, including translations of Chinese classics such as the Mozi, the Daxue & Zhongyong, and the Mingjia.
Wang Ping is an Associate Professor in the School of Humanities and Languages, the University of New South Wales, Australia, where she teaches classical Chinese literature and aesthetics.
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