
The Liezi
With Zhang Zhan's Commentary
The Chinese University Press
Will be published approx. on 22. January 2026
Book
Hardback
840 pages
978-988-237-335-8 (ISBN)
Description
The Liezi is a work attributed to the Daoist, Lie Yukou who, according to the traditional account, lived during the later part of the fifth and first part of the fourth centuries BCE. This places him between the first wave of philosophers of the pre-Han "Hundred Schools" (notably Lao Zi, Confucius, Mozi and Deng Xi) and the second wave, from mid-fourth to the end of the third centuries BCE. Thus, he may be said to have responded to the former and prefigured the latter. The Liezi we have today is the recension by the Xuanxue (Dark Learning) scholar Zhang Zhan and is accompanied by Zhang's commentary, which is an engaging work, presenting profound philosophical ideas in a straightforward, down-to-earth and sometimes humorous way.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 23 mm
Width: 15 mm
ISBN-13
978-988-237-335-8 (9789882373358)
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