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He is primarily known for his translations of chinese classics such as the story of the stone and the art of war. The i ching, also known as the classic of changes, book of changes, zhouyi and yijing, is one of the oldest of the chinese classic texts. A creative masterpiece in itself, this translation by john minfordone of the foremost cultural intermediaries of our daythrows fresh light on the great chinese classic of the occult. Yu, carl darling buck distinguished service professor emeritus in humanities, the university of a creative masterpiece in itself, this translation by john minford one of the foremost cultural intermediaries of our daythrows fresh light on the great. The essential translation of the ancient chinese oracle and book of wisdom audiobook by john minford. The i ching, or book of change, has been consulted thro. The essential translation of the ancient chinese oracle and book of wisdom. I chingacle and book of wisdom penguin classics deluxe edition. John minfords i ching is a deep exploration of the book of changes arranged in one large volume as two translations with commentaries.
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John minford, professor of chinese at the australian national university, has produced a new translation of the i ching aimed not at a scholarly readership but rather the interested user of the oracle. Oct 30, 2014 i ching hardcover the essential translation of the ancient chinese oracle and book of wisdom. If you are a member of the media and would like to request an interview with john minford, please email the address above or contact penguin books, new york. In a 1965 interview bob dylan described the chinese bronze age classic, the i ching or book of change, as the only thing that is amazingly true, period. It was an organizing principle or authoritative proof for literary and arts criticism, cartography, medicine, and many of the sciences, and it generated endless confucian, taoist. Nov 12, 2019 john minford, using the term lectio sinica, has creatively suggested such an approach as an essential way to read the tao te ching. John minford is the translator of the viking penguin edition of the i ching, for which he won the australian academy of the humanities medal for excellence in translation, as well as the acclaimed viking penguin edition of the art of war.
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