How Long to Read Lao-Tzu: Te-Tao Ching

How Long Does it Take to Read Lao-Tzu: Te-Tao Ching?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 24 minutes to read Lao-Tzu: Te-Tao Ching by Robert G.Henricks

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Lao-tzu’s Te-Tao Ching has been treasured for thousands of years for its poetic statement of life’s most profound and elusive truths. Although the Te-Tao Ching is widely read, the author’s enigmatic style and the less than perfect condition of the Chinese originals make many of its brief poems difficult to understand. So readers of find literature hailed the discovery, in 1973, of two copies of the Te-Tao Ching which had been buried in 168 B.C. These manuscripts are more than five centuries older than any others known, and they correct many defects of later versions: their grammar and vocabulary frequently make the classic easier to understand; lost lines are restored (as many as three in some poems); some sections follow a more logical sequence. Such differences make it necessary to reevaluate traditional interpretations of the Te-Tao Ching, and Professor Henricks has done this in an extensive commentary to his excellent new translation. In addition, Professor Henricks has provided an introduction that explains the basics of Taoism and discusses the many other important finds from Ma-want-tui.

How long is Lao-Tzu: Te-Tao Ching?

Lao-Tzu: Te-Tao Ching by Robert G.Henricks is 322 pages long, and a total of 81,144 words.

This makes it 109% the length of the average book. It also has 99% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Lao-Tzu: Te-Tao Ching Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 23 minutes to read Lao-Tzu: Te-Tao Ching aloud.

What Reading Level is Lao-Tzu: Te-Tao Ching?

Lao-Tzu: Te-Tao Ching is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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