The Way of Life: Tao Te Ching (Signet Classics (Paperback))

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Summary: Great Traditional Translation!
Review: Beutifully translated version of the Tao Te Ching! This version, compared to others, seemed to be a little more tradidionally spoken and a little more difficult to understand. However, there are paraphrases written by the translator to explain the meaning of each chapter. I would greatly recommend getting this translation of the Tao Te Ching over others because it also explains the history of Lao Tzu, Taoism, Confucious, and much more. I have not seen such information in any other version.

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Summary: Another Fundamental English Lao Tzu
Review: Blakney's Tao Te Ching is, like that of Paul Carus, interesting as a historical document in the development of an English literature and perspective on Lao Tzu's enduring masterpiece, the Tao Te Ching. Again like Carus, however, Blakney's language is often dated, and the paraphrasing that appears at the bottom of each poem, as if in translation of the translation, is distracting at best. For enthusiasts of Lao Tzu who like to study the development of our understanding of this marvelous view of life in the history of its articulation into English, having a copy of the Blakney is essential. But for those who wish to simply enjoy Lao Tzu's voice in a modern English rendering, the work of Ursula LeGuin, Stephen Mithcell, or Feng/English would be sufficient. ...