Harbsmeier, Christoph/John R. Williams: The Inner Chapters of the 'Zhuangzi'

With copious annotations from the Chinese commentaries. This book is the interlinear bilingual edition of the core Inner Chapters of the book 'Zhuangzi', which must be counted among the most famous texts in Chinese intellectual and literary history. A special feature of this edition is that it follows the specific rhythm and rhyme of the text in the translation, making it possible to experience the particular style of this most exciting of the ancient Chinese philosophers. An extensive introduction explains the history and the literary nature of the text, and in particular it tells the story of how this text was appreciated and commented upon in China and translated into foreign languages through the ages. Extensive footnotes are provided to enable Western readers to read the text through the eyes of the enthusiastic Chinese commentators who have annotated the text over the centuries: traditional Chinese literary as well as philosophical commentaries are presented in detail in the original classical Chinese and in translation. For the general reader this book will offer a rare opportunity to approach one of the most outrageously unconventional texts of world literature with the philosophical and philological perspectives of the greatest of its literate Chinese connoisseurs. X,257 Seiten, gebunden (Lun Wen. Studien zur Geistesgeschichte und Literatur in China; Band 27/Harrassowitz 2024) leichte Lagerspuren/minor shelfwear

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