![]() ![]() I am grateful to the University of North Carolina for awarding me a Grier-Woods Fellowship, which freed me from teaching responsibilities in the spring of 2008 and thus enabled me to complete my translations of the last several books in Garden of Eloquence. To the memory of Xiang Zonglu and all the scholars who devoted their lives to the restoration of textual accuracy in the written legacy of early China ContentsĪppendix: List of Anecdote Titles Created by Translator The paper used in this publication is acid free and meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences-Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI z39.48–1984.∞ Subjects: LCSH: China-History-To 221 B.C.-Anecdotes.Ĭlassification: LCC DS736. | Series: Classics of Chinese thought | Includes bibliographical references and index. Englishĭescription: Seattle : University of Washington Press, 2021. Title: Garden of eloquence, Shuoyuan 說苑 / Liu Xiang, Eric Henry. ![]() Names: Liu, Xiang, 77 B.C.–6 B.C., author. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. ![]() Printed and bound in the United States of AmericaĪll rights reserved. Additional support was provided by gifts from Michael Burnap, Irene Tanabe, and Ruth Eller.Ĭopyright © 2021 by the University of Washington PressĬomposed in Minion, typeface designed by Robert Slimbach Seattle Garden of Eloquence / Shuoyuan was made possible in part by a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation. Liu Xiang, translated and introduced by Eric Henry Translated and introduced by Stephen Durrant, Wai-yee Li, and David Schaberg Yang Xiong, translated and introduced by Michael NylanĬommentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals Eric Henry’s unabridged translation with facing Chinese text and extensive annotation will make this important primary source available for the first time to Anglophone world historians. Garden of Eloquence is valuable as a repository of items that originally appeared in other early collections that are no longer extant, and it provides detail on topics as various as astronomy and astrology, yin-yang theory, and quasi-geographical and mystical categories. Many of its anecdotes are attributed to Confucius’s speeches and teachings that do not appear in earlier texts, demonstrating that long after Confucius’s death in 479 BCE it was still possible for new “historical” narratives to be created. Long popular in China as a source of allusions and quotations, it preserves late Western Han views concerning history, politics, and ethics. Garden of Eloquence (Shuoyuan), divided into twenty books grouped by theme, follows a tradition of narrative writing on historical and philosophical themes that began seven centuries earlier. Xu is answering charges of assault with intent to murder, mayhem, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon at Chelsea District Court today.Īfter the Saturday night attack, Jing's Garden was cleaned up and it is ready to reopen, NECN reported, but it will remain closed this week because the "family-owned business and staff members need to take a break." Online ordering from the restaurant is disabled, and an answering machine at the restaurant lets callers know Jing's Garden is on a "family vacation" through August 28.In 17 BCE the Han dynasty archivist Liu Xiang presented to the throne a collection of some seven hundred items of varying length, mostly quasi-historical anecdotes and narratives, that he deemed essential reading for wise leadership. The chef, a Malden resident, was still inside the restaurant when police arrived, and he was immediately arrested. She required surgery but was in stable condition at Mass General Hospital last night, NECN reported. in Revere around 8:50 p.m., and upon arrival they found other employees trying to assist the server, who had visible wounds on her face and neck. Revere Police were dispatched to the restaurant at 163 Squire Rd. According to the Boston Globe, an attack on a server over the weekend was unprovoked. Anyone who has ever worked in a restaurant knows that tensions can run high during a Saturday night service, but that is no excuse for brutally stabbing a co-worker.īut Jing's Garden chef Jiemou Xu, 60, allegedly used a meat cleaver to do just that, a witness told NECN.
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