The Dao Of Translation

Author : Douglas Robinson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317539810

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The Dao of Translation by Douglas Robinson Pdf

The Dao of Translation sets up an East-West dialogue on the nature of language and translation, and specifically on the "unknown forces" that shape the act of translation. To that end it mobilizes two radically different readings of the Daodejing (formerly romanized as the Tao Te Ching): the traditional "mystical" reading according to which the Dao is a mysterious force that cannot be known, and a more recent reading put forward by Sinologists Roger T. Ames and David L. Hall, to the effect that the Dao is simply the way things happen. Key to Ames and Hall’s reading is that what makes the Dao seem both powerful and mysterious is that it channels habit into action—or what the author calls social ecologies, or icoses. The author puts Daoism (and ancient Confucianism) into dialogue with nineteenth-century Western theorists of the sign, Charles Sanders Peirce and Ferdinand de Saussure (and their followers), in order to develop an "icotic" understanding of the tensions between habit and surprise in the activity of translating. The Dao of Translation will interest linguists and translation scholars. This book will also engage researchers of ancient Chinese philosophy and provide Western scholars with a thought-provoking cross-examination of Eastern and Western perspectives.

Author : Laozi
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2004-05-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0520242211

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Dao De Jing by Laozi Pdf

Dao De Jing was composed in China between the late sixth and late fourth centuries BC.

Author : Laozi
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2008-09-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191607257

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Daodejing by Laozi Pdf

'Of ways you may speak, but not the Perennial Way; By names you may name, but not the Perennial Name.' The best-loved of all the classical books of China and the most universally popular, the Daodejing or Classic of the Way and Life-Force is a work that defies definition. It encapsulates the main tenets of Daoism, and upholds a way of being as well as a philosophy and a religion. The dominant image is of the Way, the mysterious path through the whole cosmos modelled on the great Silver River or Milky Way that traverses the heavens. A life-giving stream, the Way gives rise to all things and holds them in her motherly embrace. It enables the individual, and society as a whole, to harmonize the disparate demands of daily life and achieve a more profound level of understanding. This new translation draws on the latest archaeological finds and brings out the word play and poetry of the original. Simple commentary accompanies the text, and the introduction provides further historical and interpretative context. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Author : Laozi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:670129765

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Tao Te Ching by Laozi Pdf

Author : Jing Han,Lao Tzu
Publisher : Enlightened Publishing
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Tao Te Ching in Plain English by Jing Han,Lao Tzu Pdf

The Tao Te Ching (or Dao De Jing), written around the early 6th century BC, became a cornerstone in the philosophical view known as Taoism, as well as the ancient religion of Dao. People have taken to living their lives after this text, and have thrived upon its valuable advice. For centuries, this famous book has inspired, enlightened, and also taught generations the importance of philosophy. Both legal and educational scholars throughout Chinese history have called this book their favorite, and it seems as if a new section of society realizes the Tao Te Ching's beauty every decade. Written by Lao Tzu, also known as the "Old Master," the Tao Te Ching is known for being both a permanent part of Chinese culture, as well as one of the most famous books of all time in the field of philosophy. You will find that no less than a dozen sayings and idioms that Chinese people use in their daily life were originated from this book. Translations of the Tao Te Ching are often accomplished after a lot of difficulties are overcome in the actual act of translating it. The original text was written in Ancient Chinese, a language that is filled with different connotations, meanings, and nuances to each word. Even modern Chinese speakers have problems translating the original Tao Te Ching; being able to translate it while keeping its rich meaning intact has been a feat that isn't easily accomplished. The biggest problems found in other English versions of the Tao Te Ching are that in many cases extras were added by the translators based on their own understanding; while in other cases words were lost or omitted from original Chinese text. Some translations were gibberish and difficult to understand. Great care has been taken in this version to give a precise translation without adding the translator's own interpretation. You will find that this new translation is easy to understand, yet virtually unchanged from the original Tao. This new English translation of the Tao Te Ching will enlighten and entertain people for years to come.

Author : Douglas Robinson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317539827

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The Dao of Translation by Douglas Robinson Pdf

The Dao of Translation sets up an East-West dialogue on the nature of language and translation, and specifically on the "unknown forces" that shape the act of translation. To that end it mobilizes two radically different readings of the Daodejing (formerly romanized as the Tao Te Ching): the traditional "mystical" reading according to which the Dao is a mysterious force that cannot be known, and a more recent reading put forward by Sinologists Roger T. Ames and David L. Hall, to the effect that the Dao is simply the way things happen. Key to Ames and Hall’s reading is that what makes the Dao seem both powerful and mysterious is that it channels habit into action—or what the author calls social ecologies, or icoses. The author puts Daoism (and ancient Confucianism) into dialogue with nineteenth-century Western theorists of the sign, Charles Sanders Peirce and Ferdinand de Saussure (and their followers), in order to develop an "icotic" understanding of the tensions between habit and surprise in the activity of translating. The Dao of Translation will interest linguists and translation scholars. This book will also engage researchers of ancient Chinese philosophy and provide Western scholars with a thought-provoking cross-examination of Eastern and Western perspectives.

Author : Hans-Georg Moeller,Laozi
Publisher : Open Court
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-13
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780812699371

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Daodejing by Hans-Georg Moeller,Laozi Pdf

This translation presents Daoism’s basic text in highly readable contemporary English. Incorporating the latest scholarship in the field (including the most recent discoveries of ancient manuscripts in the 1970s and '90s), the book explains Daodejing's often cryptic verses in a clear and concise way. The introduction interprets the Daodejing's poetic imagery in the context of ancient Chinese symbolism, and a brief philosophical analysis accompanies each of the 81 translated chapters of the Daodejing.

Author : Ursula K. Le Guin
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-05-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781611807240

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Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching by Ursula K. Le Guin Pdf

A rich, poetic, and socially relevant version of the great spiritual-philosophical classic of Taoism, the Tao Te Ching—from a legendary literary icon Most people know Ursula K. Le Guin for her extraordinary science fiction and fantasy. Fewer know just how pervasive Taoist themes are to so much of her work. And in Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching, we are treated to Le Guin’s unique take on Taoist philosophy’s founding classic. Le Guin presents Lao Tzu’s time-honored and astonishingly powerful philosophy like never before. Drawing on a lifetime of contemplation and including extensive personal commentary throughout, she offers an unparalleled window into the text’s awe-inspiring, immediately relatable teachings and their inestimable value for our troubled world. Jargon-free but still faithful to the poetic beauty of the original work, Le Guin’s unique translation is sure to be welcomed by longtime readers of the Tao Te Ching as well as those discovering the text for the first time.

Author : Livia Kohn,Michael LaFargue
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1998-03-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0791436004

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Lao-tzu and the Tao-te-ching by Livia Kohn,Michael LaFargue Pdf

Examines the traditional and modern Western interpretations of the Tao-te-ching, and its author, Lao-tzu.

Author : Laozi
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 0231105800

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The Classic of the Way and Virtue by Laozi Pdf

A new translation of the Tao-te Ching of Laozi as interpreted by Wang Bi--whose commentaries following each statement flesh out the text so that it speaks to the modern Western reader as it has to Asians for centuries.

Author : Laozi
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2003-08-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781603846387

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The Daodejing of Laozi by Laozi Pdf

Philip J. Ivanhoe's richly annotated translation of this classic work is accompanied by his engaging interpretation and commentary, a lucid introduction, and a Language Appendix that compares eight classic translations of the opening passage of the work and invites the reader to consider the principles upon which each was rendered.

Author : Roger Ames,David Hall
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2010-05-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780307755308

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Dao De Jing by Roger Ames,David Hall Pdf

In 1993, archaeologists unearthed a set of ancient bamboo scrolls that contained the earliest known version of the Dao de jing. Composed more than two thousand years ago, this life-changing document offers a regimen of self-cultivation to attain personal excellence and revitalize moral behavior. Now in this luminous new translation, renowned China scholars Roger T. Ames and David L. Hall bring the timeless wisdom of the Dao de jing into our contemporary world. In this elegant volume, Ames and Hall feature the original Chinese texts of the Dao de jing and translate them into crisp, chiseled English that reads like poetry. Each of the eighty-one brief chapters is followed by clear, thought-provoking commentary exploring the layers of meaning in the text. This new version of one of the world’s most influential documents will stand as both a compelling introduction to Daoist thought and as the classic modern English translation.

Author : Laozi,Paul Carus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1913
Category : Philosophy, Chinese
ISBN : HARVARD:AH59I4

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老子道德經 by Laozi,Paul Carus Pdf

Author : Douglas Robinson
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2001-02-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0791448630

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Who Translates? by Douglas Robinson Pdf

Exploring this theme, Robinson examines Plato's Ion, Philo Judaeus and Augustine on the Septuagint, Paul on inspired interpreters, Joseph Smith on the Book of Mormon, and Schleiermacher, Marx, and Heidegger on translation. He traces the imaginative and historical linkages between twentieth-century conceptions of ideology and ancient conceptions of spirit-channeling, and the performative inversion of power relations by which the "channel" (or translator) comes to wield the source author as his or her tool.

Author : Laozi,Roger T. Ames,David L. Hall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UOM:39015051572389

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Daodejing by Laozi,Roger T. Ames,David L. Hall Pdf

In 1993, archaeologists unearthed a set of ancient bamboo scrolls that contained the earliest known version of theDao de jing. Composed more than two thousand years ago, this life-changing document offers a regimen of self-cultivation to attain personal excellence and revitalize moral behavior. Now in this luminous new translation, renowned China scholars Roger T. Ames and David L. Hall bring the timeless wisdom of theDao de jinginto our contemporary world. In this elegant volume, Ames and Hall feature the original Chinese texts of theDao de jingand translate them into crisp, chiseled English that reads like poetry. Each of the eighty-one brief chapters is followed by clear, thought-provoking commentary exploring the layers of meaning in the text. This new version of one of the world’s most influential documents will stand as both a compelling introduction to Daoist thought and as the classic modern English translation. From the Trade Paperback edition.