He twice won the Harold Morton Landon Translation Award from the Academy of American Poets.
Mitchell's translations and adaptions include the Tao Te Ching, which has sold over a million copies, Gilgamesh, The Iliad, The Odyssey, The Gospel According to Jesus, Bhagavad Gita, The Book of Job, The Second Book of the Tao, and The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke. He studied for four and a half years with Zen master Seungsahn and for two and a half years with Robert Baker Aitken, Rōshi.
Stephen Mitchell was born to a Jewish family, educated at Amherst College, the University of Paris, and Yale University, and "de-educated" through intensive Zen practice. He is best known for his translations and adaptions of works including the Tao Te Ching, Gilgamesh, works of Rainer Maria Rilke, and Christian texts. Stephen Mitchell's many books include the bestselling Tao Te Ching, Gilgamesh, and The Second Book of the Tao, as well as The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, The Gospel According to Jesus, Bhagavad Gita, The Book of Job, and Meetings with the Archangel.Stephen Mitchell (born 1943 in Brooklyn, New York) is a poet, translator, scholar, and anthologist. In 81 brief chapters, Lao-Tzu's Tao Te Ching, or Book of the Way, provides advice that imparts balance and perspective, a serene and generous spirit, and teaches us how to work for the good with the effortless skill that comes from being in accord with the Tao-the basic principle of the universe. Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Inspirational & Religious Religion | Taoism (see Also Philosophy - Taoist) Stephen Mitchell's bestselling version has been widely acclaimed as a gift to contemporary culture. Tao Te Ching Low Price CD: A New English VersionĬontributor(s): Mitchell, Stephen (Author), Tzu, Lao (Author), Mitchell, Stephen (Read by)Īnnotation: In 81 brief chapters, "Lao-Tzu's Tao Te Ching," or "Book of the Way," provides advice that imparts balance and perspective, a serene and generous spirit, and teaches us how to work for the good with the effortless skill that comes from being in accord with the Tao-the basic principle of the universe.
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