老子道德经-mountallisonuniversity.pdf

March 2016 Generally, I have taken as authoritative the Chinese text published in Taipai City, Taiwan, by the World Book Store (世界書局), 1952, and edited by Yang Jialuo. I refer to it as WB. 老子 The Chinese text itself I first downloaded from the Yellow Bridge website in early 2012. This text differs considerably from WB, with omissions, additions, and alterations. I refer to it as YB. Very convenient is the translation by John C. H. Wu with facing Chinese text, published by St. Johns University Press, New York, 1961. Its text is generally in accord with WB. I refer to it as WU. Laocius Among the other translations I found myself frequently consulting: Arthur Waleys The Way and its Power, a Study of the Tao Tê Ching and Way Power its Place in Chinese Thought (Grove Press, New York, 1958). Lao Tzu Tao Te Ching translated with an introduction by D. C. Lau (Penguin Books, 1963). Classic Lao-tzu Tao Te Ching translated by Stephen Addiss Stanley Lombardo (Hackett Publishing Company, Indianapolis, 1 3). Lao-Tse Tao-Tê-King, Das Heilige Buch wom Weg und von der Tugend, verse translation, introduction and notes by Günther Debon, 81 Meditations on Leadership published by Reclam (Stuttgart, Germany, 1961). followed by translators Postscript My lexicon of reference is Mathews Chinese-English Dictionary, and complete Lexicon Revised American Edition (Harvard University Press, 1943).