| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 531 pages) |
| Series |
SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture |
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SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture.
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| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1. Wang Bi Recension of the Laozi -- 2. Patronage and the Transmission of the Wang Bi Commentary: Foundations for a Critical Edition -- 3. Wang Bi: "The Structure of the Laozi's Subtle Pointers," Laozi weizhi lueli, a Philological Study and Translation Together with the Text -- 4. Reconstruction and Critical Edition of the Laozi Text Used by Wang Bi; a Reconstruction and Critical Edition of Wang Bi's Commentary on the Laozi; an Extrapolative Translation of the Laozi through Wang Bi's Commentary; and a Translation of Wang Bi's Commentary on the Laozi |
| Summary |
"Many of the brightest Chinese minds have used the form of the commentary to open the terse and poetic chapters of the Laozi to their readers and also to develop a philosophy of their own. None has been more sophisticated, philosophically probing, and influential in the endeavor than a young genius of the third century C.E., Wang Bi (226-249). In this book, Rudolf G. Wagner provides a full translation of the Laozi that extracts from Wang Bi's Commentary the manner in which he read the text, as well as a full translation of Wang Bi's Commentary and his essay on the "subtle pointers" of the Laozi. The result is a Chinese reading of the Laozi that will surprise and delight Western readers familiar with some of the many translations of the work."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 499-512) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Laozi. Dao de jing.
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Wang, Bi, 226-249.
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| SUBJECT |
Wang, Bi, 226-249 fast |
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Dao de jing (Laozi) fast |
| Subject |
RELIGION -- Taoism.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Laozi.
Dao de jing. English.
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Wang, Bi, 226-249.
Laozi wei zhi li lüe. English
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| ISBN |
141753740X |
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9781417537402 |
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079145181X |
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9780791451816 |
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0791451828 |
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9780791451823 |
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9780791489581 |
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0791489582 |
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