Dao De Jing

"Taken as a whole, Moss Roberts's version of the Dao De Jing captures the sense of the original, and it is convincingly poetic in its texture, rhythms, and rhymes."-- Journal of Chinese Philosophy "Roberts's is an outstanding translation because he has so skillfully employed the English language to convey successfully the poetic quality of the Dao De Jing . By faithfully following the structure of the original, Roberts provides non-Chinese readers an opportunity to experience the beauty of form of this canonical work."-- Philosophy East & West "Roberts's renditions are often refreshing; he displays a fidelity to the poetic qualities of the original and at his best translates with an earthy literalness, which is the very antithesis of the esoteric imaginings of popular paraphrasers."-- Journal of Religious History