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- The bestselling author of The Tao of Pooh offers a uniquely authentic translation of the enduring Tao Te Ching, based on the meanings of the ancient Chinese characters in use when the Taoist classic was written.
- About the Author: Benjamin Hoff is the author of The Tao of Pooh and The Te of Piglet, the two of which spent 108 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and brought Taoist philosophy to the attention of mainstream America.
- 272 Pages
- Philosophy, Taoist
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From Benjamin Hoff, the author of The Tao of Pooh and The Te of Piglet, which have sold millions of copies, comes a new translation of the Tao Te Ching. The original author (or authors, as Hoff makes the provocative claim that there may have been more than one) streamlined the folk religion of China down to its foundation and rebuilt it as a man-in-nature philosophy, incorporating his advanced spiritual, philosophical, social, and political ideas. Ever since its creation, the Tao Te Ching has stood alone among the world's writings. There was nothing like it before it appeared, and there is still nothing like it now. Unlike a good deal of Chinese writing, old and new, the Tao Te Ching makes no reference to specific individuals or events, whether of the then-past or then-present. It is not historical, nor classical; its world is the world of now. Laboring over the ancient text for seven years, Hoff tackled this project by following the same principles he learned while employed by a master restorer of valuable but damaged antique objects: Thoroughly research the history of the object; remove all misguided, historically incorrect alterations and repairs; patch and fill where necessary; match the new work to the old so seamlessly that no one will detect a difference in treatment; honor the materials and its design; and honor the tradition that has formed around the object over the years. This unique interpretation of the Tao Te Ching shows what is possible when a translator truly partners themselves with someone of another time, another place, and another language.Book Synopsis
The bestselling author of The Tao of Pooh offers a uniquely authentic translation of the enduring Tao Te Ching, based on the meanings of the ancient Chinese characters in use when the Taoist classic was written. From Benjamin Hoff, author of The Tao of Pooh and The Te of Piglet, which have sold millions of copies worldwide, comes The Eternal Tao Te Ching, a new translation of the Chinese philosophical classic, the Tao Te Ching. The Eternal Tao Te Ching is the first translation to employ the meanings of the pre-writing brush characters in use 2,400 years ago, when the classic was written, rather than relying on the often-different meanings of the more modern brush characters, as other translations have done. Hoff points out in his chapter notes the many incidents of meddling and muddling that have been made over the centuries by scholars and copyists, and he corrects the mistakes and removes such tampering from the text. Hoff also makes the provocative claim--and demonstrates by revealing clues in the text--that the Tao Te Ching's author was a young nobleman hiding his identity, rather than the long-alleged author, the "Old Master" of legend, Lao-tzu. And Hoff's chapter notes shed new light on the author's surprisingly modern viewpoint. With a selection of lyrical color landscape photographs by the author, this is a unique, and uniquely accessible, presentation of the Tao Te Ching.About the Author
Benjamin Hoff is the author of The Tao of Pooh and The Te of Piglet, the two of which spent 108 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and brought Taoist philosophy to the attention of mainstream America. He is also the author of The Singing Creek Where the Willows Grow, the highly acclaimed American Book Award-winning biography of 1920s bestselling author Opal Whiteley. He lives near Portland, Oregon.Dimensions (Overall): 9.1 Inches (H) x 7.4 Inches (W) x .9 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.85 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 272
Genre: Philosophy
Sub-Genre: Taoist
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover
Author: Benjamin Hoff
Language: English
Street Date: December 7, 2021
TCIN: 90763254
UPC: 9781419755507
Item Number (DPCI): 247-13-5816
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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