Introduction and English translation copyright © 1997 by David Hinton First paperback edition 1998 All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission from the Publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Chuang-tzu. [ Nan-hua ching. English. Selections] Chuang Tzu: the Inner chapters / translated by David Hinton. I. Hinton, David, 1954-- . II. Title. BL1900.C5E5 1997 299'.51482--dc21 97-5489 ISBN 1-887178-79-1 (alk. paper) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Illustration: Northern Darkness (detail), Chou Ch'en (ca. 1455-after 1536). Courtesy of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri Design and electronic production by David Bullen COUNTERPOINT P.O. Box 65793 Washington, D.C. 20035-5793 Counterpoint is a member of the Perseus Books Group. -vi- |