Introductory Readings in Classical Chinese Medicine: Sixty Texts With Vocabulary And Translation, a Guide to Research Aids And a General Glossary
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (544 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1556080409 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 463 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Language Notes Text: Chinese, English (translation)
Could be better When I got this book, I was initially impressed. The texts Unschuld selects are interesting to be sure. The worst part is that it is very user UNfriendly. The texts are long, and finding the corresponding pinyin and translation is impossible. Additionally, this is not really a language teaching book. The author includes only the pinyin and a translation. There are no grammar explanations or any other explanations for that matter. There are some historical footnotes, but nothing that helped me read the texts. The reader is expected to figure it all out . An excellent intro to classical Chinese medical literature This book gives short excerpts of classical texts, ranging from 90 BCE to 1891 CE, and presented in standard character chinese and Wade-Giles transliteration (which will annoy some, but many older dictionaries, using Wade-Giles, are much more useful than those produced in Maoist China, as the latter tend to avoid certain connotations of words that are significant to Chinese medical tradition), with vocabulary lists and English translation. The English translation clearly identifies words and phrases used to 'fill in the gaps' and smooth out the transla
OUT-OF-PRINT. 463 pages.. Former owner's name on rear of front cover