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My favorite is D. T. Suzuki's translation: The Canon of Reason and Virtue: > The Reason that can be reasoned is not the eternal Reason. He takes more poetic l

• dhosek 5y ago
  The translation I read, by R. B. Blakney, was rather disgraceful, with spurious references to Plato and the Bible in its interleaved commentary. In my defense, it was an old copy that I had pilfered from my parents' bookshelves when I was in college.
  • wolverine876 5y ago
    In researching translations of the Lunyu of Kongzi (Analects of Confucius), I learned that such an approach is the norm for commentators on Chinese texts. They are having a conversation with the author and it may veer into other topics. It's been many years, but my notes say that this paper was helpful: Alice W. Cheng, "The Master's Voice: On Reading, Translating and Interpreting the Analects of Confucius", The Review of Politics, Notre Dame. Vol 62, Issue 03, Summer 2000; pp 563-582. DOI: S0034670500041693
    • thaumasiotes 5y ago
      There's a big difference between writing a translation of something or writing a commentary on it.
      • wolverine876 5y ago
        Often both are done, as with many translations of the Lunyu.