Rhetorical Questions in the Daodejing: Argument Construction, Dialogical Insertion, and Sentimental Expression [PDF]
This paper provides a typology of rhetorical questions in the Daodejing and examines their functions on rhetorical effects and argumentative construction.
Ai Yuan
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Qian Xuexi and William Empson’s Discussion of Arthur Waley’s English Translation of the Daodejing [PDF]
Between June and August 1947, Qian Xuexi and William Empson exchanged 12 letters on the issue of Arthur Waley’s misinterpretation of the Daodejing. Through a thorough analysis of these new-found letters and Qian’s English translation of the Daodejing, I ...
Dadui Yao
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Variated Cultural Imagery of the Daodejing in the German-Speaking World Based on “Foreignization”: The Case of Dao and De [PDF]
“Foreignization” (taguohua, 他国化) is an important concept in the Variation Theory of Comparative Literature. Through the collision, fusion and heterogeneous absorption of cross-heterogeneous cultural exchanges, the culture and discourse principles of one ...
Xue Tang
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The Original Text of the Daodejing: Disentangling Versions and Recensions [PDF]
The Daodejing is counted among the greatest works of world philosophy and literature, but it is a short work that is exceedingly difficult to comprehend.
Thomas Michael
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Three Early Russian Documents about the Daodejing: An Analysis [PDF]
It has been nearly 200 years since the Daodejing and Daoist thought was first introduced to Russia in the first half of the 19th century. Although the study of Daoist philosophy and Laozi in Russia started relatively late, the Daodejing has been the most
Hongyan Zhang, Jing Luo
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Challenge and Revolution: An Analysis of Stanislas Julien’s Translation of the Daodejing [PDF]
Retranslation constitutes a special case. as it involves a double creation of values that are determined not only by the ones inscribed in the source text but also by the ones inscribed in the previous translations.
Can Zhang, Pan Xie
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The Understanding and Translation of De 德 in the English Translation of the Daodejing 道德經 [PDF]
This article investigates the translation of De 德 in the English translation of the Daodejing, compares and analyzes several representative translations, and tries to present the complexity and richness of the meaning of De in the thought of the ...
Xiaojiao Cui
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Pulmonary Circulation, Volume 1, Issue 2, Page 133-133, April 2011.
Yuan JX +3 more
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A Paratext Perspective on the Translation of the Daodejing: An Example from the German Translation of Richard Wilhelm [PDF]
In the German translation history of the Daodejing, the version rendered by the renowned German sinologist, Richard Wilhelm, has vigorously propelled the study of Laozegetics in Germany and stands as a translation of historical and scholarly significance.
Xiaoshu Li, Yuan Tan
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Laozi’s Conception of Justice in the Daodejing: Distinguishing the Constant Dao from the Dao of Heaven [PDF]
Throughout the pages of the Daodejing, Laozi reveals a complex conception of justice. Understanding it demands that we strictly distinguish the four central notions around which it is structured: the Constant Dao, the Dao of Humans, the Dao of Heaven ...
Thomas Michael
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