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"so both thrive both discovering bliss— real power is female it rises from beneath" These 81 brief poems from the 5th century BCE make up a foundational text in world culture. In elegant, simple yet elusive language, the Daodejing develops its vision of humankind’s place in the world in personal, moral, social, political and cosmic terms. Martyn Crucefix’s superb new versions in English reflect – for the very first time – the radical fluidity of the original Chinese texts as well as placing the mysterious ‘dark’ feminine power at their heart. Laozi, the putative author, is said to have despaired of the world’s venality and corruption, but he was persuaded to leave the Daodejing poems as a parting gift, as inspiration and as a moral and political handbook.
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Martyn Crucefix has won numerous prizes including a major Eric Gregory award and a Hawthornden Fellowship. He has published 7 collections of poetry including Hurt: ‘an exceptional ear . . . urgent, heartfelt, controlled and masterful.’ (Poetry London). His translation of Rilke’s Duino Elegies was shortlisted for the Popescu Prize for European Poetry Translation and hailed as ‘unlikely to be bettered for very many years’ (Magma). Laozi was a philosopher and poet of ancient China.
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"Crucefix’s translation will have, and keep, a place on my shelves where all the poetry lives." —Philip Pullman
"An exceptional ear . . . superbly intelligent . . . urgent, heartfelt, controlled and masterful." —Poetry London
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- PublisherEnitharmon Press
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 191039226X
- ISBN 13 9781910392263
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages112
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