A Chinese reading of the Daodejing : Wang Bi's commentary on the Laozi with critical text and translation / Rudolf G. Wagner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wagner, Rudolf G.

Series:

SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture

SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Laozi. Dao de jing.

Laozi.

Wang, Bi, 226-249.

Wang, Bi.

Taoism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (540 p.)

Other Title:

Wang Bi's commentary on the Laozi with critical text and translation

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Presenting the commentary of the third-century sage Wang Bi, this book provides a Chinese way of reading the Daodejing, one which will surprise Western readers.

Contents:

Intro

A Chinese Reading of the Daodejing

Contents

Preface

Introduction

1. The Wang Bi Recension of the Laozi

INTRODUCTION

THE PROBLEM

WANG BI'S ORIGINAL RECENSION OF THE LAOZI

SUPERIMPOSITION

THE DIVISION INTO ZHANG AND PIAN

CONCLUSION

APPENDIX A: Differences between Wang Bi Laozi Receptus and Laozi Text Used in Wang Bi Commentary

APPENDIX B: Differences between Wang Bi Laozi Receptus and Places Where Fan Yingyuan's Laozi Daode jing guben jizhu Comments That Wang Bi's Manuscript Coincided with the "Old Manuscript[s]"

2. Patronage and the Transmission of the Wang Bi Commentary: Foundations for a Critical Edition

A HISTORY OF WANG BI'S COMMENTARY ON THE LAOZI: THE EVIDENCE

CONCLUSIONS

3. Wang Bi: "The Structure of the Laozi's Subtle Pointers," Laozi weizhi lüeli, a Philological Study and Translation Together with the Text

THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE LAOZI WEIZHI LÜELI (LZWZLL)

WANG BI'S LZWZLL AND THE TRANSMITTED TEXT

The Genre of the LZWZLL

THE LAOZI'S STRUCTURE ACCORDING TO THE LZWZLL

THE BASIS FOR THE EDITION OF THE TEXT

WANG BI: THE STRUCTURE OF THE LAOZI'S POINTERS

4. A Reconstruction and Critical Edition of the Laozi Text Used by Wang Bi

a Reconstruction and Critical Edition of Wang Bi's Commentary on the Laozi

an Extrapolative Translation of the Laozi through Wang Bi's Commentary

and a Translation of Wang Bi's Commentary on the Laozi

A NOTE ON THE EDITION

A NOTE ON EXTRAPOLATIVE TRANSLATION

A NOTE ON PREVIOUS TRANSLATIONS

WANG BI, COMMENTARY ON THE LAOZI

Notes

CHAPTER 1

CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 3

CHAPTER 4

Bibliography

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 499-512) and index.

Contains:

Laozi. Dao de jing. English

Wang, Bi, 226-249. Laozi wei zhi li lue. English.

ISBN:

9780791489581

0791489582

9781417537402

141753740X

OCLC:

61367827