Wandering at Ease in the Zhuangzi

Chinese philosophy specialists examine the Zhuangzi, a third century B.C.E. Daoist classic, in this collection of interpretive essays. The Zhuangzi is a celebration of human creativity - its language is lucid and opaque; its images are darkly brilliant; its ideas are seriously playful. Without question, it is one of the most challenging achievements of human literary culture. Thematically, the Zhuangzi offers diverse insights into how to develop an appropriate and productive attitude to one's life in this world. Resourced over the centuries by Chinese artists and intellectuals alike, this text has provoked a commentarial tradition that rivals any masterpiece of world literature.

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"I find throughout the work an excellent balance between philological and philosophical analysis. The style and prose of most of the essays are pleasing and easy to follow.The topics will appeal to a wide range of readers with a disparity of interests."-- Ewing Y. Chinn, Trinity University

Product details

• Assisted by: Roger T Ames (Editor), Roger T. Ames (Editor)
• Publisher: Global Academic Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.09.1998
• EAN: 9780791439210
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-3921-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 231 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 522 g
• Series: Suny Series, Chinese Philosoph; Suny Chinese Philosophy and Cu
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Other world religions; Ostasiatische und indische Philosophie, Philosophy, PHILOSOPHY / Eastern, RELIGION / Taoism (see also PHILOSOPHY / Taoist)