This dual-language compilation of seven complete major works and many shorter pieces from the Confucian period through the Ch'ing dynasty will be indispensable to students of Chinese literature as well as theorists and scholars of other languages.
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This dual-language compilation of seven complete major works and many shorter pieces from the Confucian period through the Ch'ing dynasty will be indispensable to students of Chinese literature as well as theorists and scholars of other languages.
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While the translation itself is worth reading for those who are looking for a slightly more domesticated version than original translations, Owens lacks any form of the principle of charity. He continually assumes he has proven the self-evident silliness of certain writers by ignoring the cultural and textual context. His occasionally derogatory language is much less amusing than he supposes.
