{"product_id":"tao-te-ching-a-new-translation-9781590300114","title":"Tao Te Ching: A New Translation","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe most widely read of the Asian classics  Lao Tzus Tao Te Ching offers a series of insightful spiritual observations on life and human nature. Part poetry  part paradox  always stirring and profound  the text has been inspiring readers since it was written over two thousand years ago. This extraordinary masterpiece is also one of the most frequently translated books in all of history  in part because it is simply impossible to translate into a Western language in a strictly literal way; there are just too many Chinese characters in the text that convey multiple meanings. This leads many translators to burden the text by having their translation explain too much  thereby losing the clarity of terse poetry that is so often found in the original.  The extraordinary strength of Sam Hamills translation is that he has captured the poetry of Lao Tzus original without sacrificing the resonance of the texts many meanings and possible interpretations. The result is a beautiful and deeply meditative rendering  one that is a delight to read over and over again. Accompanying Sam Hamills translation are eighteen original calligraphies by one of the great masters of the art form  Kazuaki Tanahashi. Each calligraphy is of one Chinese word or character from the text itself  presented facing its appearance in the translation. Hamill then  in a caption to the calligraphy  offers just some of the many ways in which the Chinese character could be translated into English  giving the reader a fuller sense of the amazing richness of the original text and some idea as to the process of translation itself.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45279722700853,"sku":"ByrdShop_1590300114","price":111.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781590300114.jpg?v=1780607577","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/tao-te-ching-a-new-translation-9781590300114","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}