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Revered for millennia in the Chinese spiritual tradition, Chuang Tze stands alongside the Tao Te Ching as a founding classic of Taoism. The Inner Chapters are the only sustained section of this text widely believed to be the work of Chuang Tzu himself, dating to the fourth century B.C.E.
But this is an ancient text that yields a surprisingly modern effect. In bold and startling prose, David Hinton's translation captures the "zany texture and philosophical abandon" of the original. The Inner Chapters fantastical passages - in which even birds and trees teach us what they know - offer up a wild menagerie of characters, freewheeling play with language, and surreal humor.
And interwoven with Chuang Tzu's sharp instruction on the Tao are short-short stories that are often rough and ribald, rich with satire and paradox. On their deepest level, the Inner Chapters are a meditation on the mysteries of knowledge itself.
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Chinese Fables, Chinese Philosophy, Early works to 1800, Philosophy, Chinese, Ethics, Taoism, Fables, Chinese, Chinese Ethics, Sacred texts, Religion - World Religions, Religion, Philosophy, Literature, Eastern - Taoism, General, Taoist, Chuang-tzu, Chinese literature, translations into english, Fiction, short stories (single author), Taoist philosophy, Spirituality, Taoist parables, Eastern Religions, Philosophy & Religion, Bl1900.c46 e5 1998, Bl1900.c46 e5 1998b, 299/.51482, Bilingual booksPeople
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