A list of the European translations of the Tao-teh-king, and of the principal articles which have appeared on Lao-tzu, and the religion called Taoism.
Europe's first knowledge of Lao-tzu's work was derived from the Latin versions of the Jesuit Fathers.
1667 P Couplet.
1736 P du Halde.
1808 P Prémaire.
FRENCH.
De Guignes, J. Observations sur quelques points concernant la religion et la philosophie des Egyptiens et des Chinois. Rec. de Mem. de l’Ac. des Instr. xl. Paris, 1780.
Julien, S. Lao-tseu-tao-te-king. Le livre de la vie et de la vertu, composé dans le vi. siècle avant l’êre chretianne. Paris, 1842.
—Tao-sse ou le livre de la pureté et de la tranquilité. Paris, 1837.
Amiot, P. Sur la seche de Lao-tsée, Ibid xv. pp. 208-259.
Abel-Rémusat, M. Memoire sur la vie et les opinions de Laou-Tseu. Paris, 1823. Mémoires de l’Academie Royale des inscriptions et belles lettres, vol. vii.
Pauthir, G. Lao Tseu Memoire sur l’origine et la propagation de la doctrine du Tao, trad. du chinois. Paris, 1831.
—Le Tao-te-king ou le livre révéré de la Raison supreme et de la Vertu, par Lao Tseu.
—Lao Tseu. La Chine, pp. 110-120.
Klaproth, J. De la religion des Taoszu en Chine. Nouv. ann. de Voy. ii. 1833.
Bazin 4. Recherches sur l’origine l’histoire et la constitution des ordres religieux dans l’empire Chinois. Jours. as. 5s. viii. Paris, 1856.
Rosny de Leon, M. L’idee de Dieu dans la Philosophie Religieuse de la Chine. Bulletins du Ligue Nationale contre l’Atheisme. Paris, 1899.
Hartez de, C. Annales du Musée Guimet, vol. xx.
—Le Livre des Esprits et des Immortels, essai de Mythologie Chinoise, d’apres les Textes Originaux, pp. 206-217. Brussels, 1893.
GERMAN.
Abel und Mecklenburg. Arbeiten der Kaiserlich Russiehen Gesandschaft zu Peking uber China-Berlin. 2 vols. 1858.
Plath, J. H. Die Religion und der Cultus der alten Chinesen. Müchen. 1862.
Gabelentz, G. von. Anfangsgründe der Chinesichen Grammatik. 111-115.
—Allegemeine Real-Encyklopaedie der Wissenschaft und Kunst Zweite sec. xlii.
Scholl, W. Beschreibung der Chinesischen Literatur.
Grill, Julius. Zeitschrift fur Altestamentliche Wissenschaft. v. p. 1-15.
Plaenckner, R. von. Lao-tse. Tao-te-king, der Weg zur Tugend. Leipzig. 1870.
Reinhold, R. von. Der Weg zur Tugend. Leipzig, 1870. Straus, Victor von. Lao-Tsè's Taò Te King. Leipzig. 1870.
—Der Chinesische Philosoph Lao-tse ein Prophet aus den Heiden.
—Allgem. Missions-zeitschr. 1874.
Pfizmaier, A. Ueber einge Gegenstande des Tao-glaubens. Sitz. Ber. K. K. Ac. d. Wiss. Wien. Phil. Hist. Cl. 1875.
Hartman, Dr. Lotusblüthen. Leipzig. 1896.1897.
Hackmann, H. "Die Christliche Welt," den 14 April, 1904. "Allgemein-Menschliches aus dem Taoismus."
DUTCH.
Mansen, J. van. Theosophia. Amsterdam. 1901.
RUSSIAN.
Zwetkoff. Trudui Ashlenoiv rossiskoi dukhronoi missii w Pekinnie. (Works of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission at Peking). St. Petersburg, 1852-66. 4 vols. Vol. iii, No. 13, deals with the Taoists.
ENGLISH.
Du Halde, P. J. B. A Description of the Empire of China and Chinese Territory, together with the kingdoms of Korea and Tibet, from the French. London, 1738. Vol. 1. 648-669.
Medhurst, W. H. China, Its State and Prospects. London, 1857. Pp. 198-204.
Edkins, J. Phases in the development of Tauism. Transact. Ch. Br. R. As. Soc. 1856. Pp. 83-99.
—J. of Shanghai Scion. and Lit. Soc. No. 111. 1859. Pp. 309-314.
—A Sketch of the Taoist Mythology in its Modern Form. J. N. Ch. Br. As. Soc. Art. iv. 1855.
—Steps in the Growth of Early Taoism.
—Taoism in the Tsin and Han Dynasties. Chinese Recorder, 1884.
Chalmers, J. The Speculations on Metaphysics, Polity and Morality of the Old Philosopher Lao-tsze. London, 1868.
Waiters, T. Lao-tzu. A Study in Chinese Philosophy. London, 1870.
Nevins, J. L. China and the Chinese. Ch. ix. New York, 1869.
Douglas, R. R. Taouism. London, 1879.
—Confucianism and Taouism. 1889.
Martin, W. A. The Chinese. New York, 1881. Pp. 109-117.
Balfour, F. H. Taoist Texts. London, 1884.
—The Divine Classic of Nan-hua, being the works of Chuang-Tsze, Taoist Philosopher. London, 1881.
Giles, H. A. The Remains of Lao Tzu. London, 1886.
—Chuang Tzu. The Mystic, Moral and Social Reformer. London, 1889.
Old, W. R. The Book of The Path of Virtue or a Version of the Tao Teh King of Lao-tsze. Madras, 1894. (T. P. Pub. Soc.)
Carus, P. Lao-Tsze's Tao-teh-king. Chicago, 1898.
Kingsmill, T. W. The Tao-teh-king. Shanghai, 1899.
Legge, James. The Religions of China. Confucianism and Taoism described and compared with Christianity. London, 1880.
—Sacred Books of the East. Vol. xxxix. London, 1891.
—Article in The British Quarterly Review, 1883.
Matheson, G. The Distinctive Messages of the Old Religions. London, 1893. Pp. 61-92.
Parliament of Religions in Chicago, 1893. Taoism. A Prize Essay, pp. 1355-1358.
Johnson, S. Oriental Religions. China, part v, pp. 859-904.
Scarborough, W. Notes of a Visit to the Famous Wutangshan; ibid. v, pp. 77-82.
Williams, S. Wells. The Middle Kingdom, a Survey of the Geography, Government, Literature, Social Life, Arts and History of the Chinese Empire and its Inhabitants. Revised Ed. London, 1883. Vol. ii, pp. 206-217.
China Review. Tauism by J. Chalmers. Vol. i, 209-220.
—The Historical Characteristics of Taoism, by E. Faber. Vol. xiii, pp. 231-247.
—The Life and Teachings of Lao-tse, by George von der Gabelentz. pp. 189-198.
—The Philosophy, Ethics and Religion of Taoism, chiefly as developed by Chwang-tsze. W. P. Mears. Vol. xxiii, pp. 225-242.
—Tao-teh-king, The. A translation by P. J. Maclagan. Vol. xxiii.
—Tao-teh-king, The. By Dr. Maclagan and T. W. Kingsmill. Vol. xxiii, pp. 265-271.
—Tao-teh-king, The. A translation with notes by T. W. Kingsmill. Vol. xxiv.
—Manchurian Translation of the Tao-te-Ching, Romanised Text of. Vol. xxv, edited by E. von Zach.
James, F. H. Taoism, Chinese Recorder. 1897.
Medhurst, C. Spurgeon. The Tao-teh-king, an Appreciation and Analysis. Chinese Recorder. 1889-1890.
Bixby, J. T. A Chinese Mystic. The Arena, 1892.
Old, W. R. The Philosophy of Simplicity. Theosophical Review. Vol. xxx. The Reading of Tao. Theosophical Review. Vol. xxxiii.