—James Legge (1880).
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condemn James Legge, the 19th century Scottish sinophile. He knew the culture, and he knew
the language, and through his many translations he did much to get the great Chinese works
into English for the first time. But, by his own admission, he felt uncomfortable with
many aspects of the culture, especially such puzzling texts as the Tao Te Ching. Back to Introduction and List of Translations Back to Introduction and List of Translations
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