Wandering on the Way

by Zhuangzi; Mair, Victor H.; Chuang-Tzu

• ISBN13: 9780824820381
• ISBN10: 082482038X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-01-01
• Publisher: Univ of Hawaii Pr

Summary

In this vivid, contemporary translation, Victor Mair captures the quintessential life and spirit of Chuang Tzu while remaining faithful to the original text.

Table of Contents

PREFACE 1998	ix	(2)
PREFACE 1994	xi	(6)
INTRODUCTION	xvii	(30)
NOTES ON THE TRANSLATION	xlvii	(8)
MAP OF CHINA CIRCA 330 B.C.E.	lv
INNER CHAPTERS	3	(72)
1. Carefree Wandering	3	(7)
2. On the Equality of Things	10	(15)
3. Essentials for Nurturing Life	25	(4)
4. The Human World	29	(13)
5. Symbols of Integrity Fulfilled	42	(9)
6. The Great Ancestral Teacher	51	(15)
7. Responses for Emperors and Kings	66	(9)
OUTER CHAPTERS	75	(150)
8. Webbed Toes	75	(5)
9. Horses' Hooves	80	(4)
10. Ransacking Coffers	84	(6)
11. Preserving and Accepting	90	(12)
12. Heaven and Earth	102	(17)
13. The Way of Heaven	119	(11)
14. Heavenly Revolutions	130	(14)
15. Ingrained Opinions	144	(4)
16. Mending Nature	148	(4)
17. Autumn Floods	152	(14)
18. Ultimate Joy	166	(8)
19. Understanding Life	174	(11)
20. The Mountain Tree	185	(13)
21. Sir Square Field	198	(12)
22. Knowledge Wanders North	210	(15)
MISCELLANEOUS CHAPTERS	225	(124)
23. Kengsang Ch'u	225	(12)
24. Ghostless Hsu	237	(17)
25. Sunny	254	(14)
26. External Things	268	(10)
27. Metaphors	278	(6)
28. Abdicating Kingship	284	(14)
29. Robber Footpad	298	(14)
30. Discoursing on Swords	312	(5)
31. An Old Fisherman	317	(7)
32. Lieh Yuk'ou	324	(9)
33. All Under Heaven	333	(16)
GLOSSARY	349	(38)
Names	349	(15)
Places	364	(6)
Terms and Allusions	370	(17)
BIBLIOGRAPHY	387	(6)
DELETED PASSAGES	393	(8)
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	401