Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu, translated by Stephen Addiss and Stanley Lombardo

Stephen Addiss and Stanley Lombardo translate Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching with an emphasis on its concise, poetic language. This edition includes an introduction by Burton Watson and ink paintings by Addiss.

Each of the eighty-one chapters highlights a line alongside Chinese characters and transliteration, with a glossary that lets readers explore translation choices for themselves. For readers interested in Taoist thought and the relationship between an ancient text and its English interpretation.