Shuo Yuan

The Shuo Yuan (Chinese: 說苑; Jyutping: Syut3 Jyun2; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Soat-oán), variously translated as Garden of Stories, Garden of Persuasions, Garden of Talks, etc., is a collection of stories and anecdotes from the pre-Qin period (先秦) to the Western Han Dynasty. The stories were compiled and annotated by the Confucian scholar Liu Xiang. In many cases multiple versions of the same story are included, making the book a valuable source for the study of early texts.

Shuo Yuan
Tang dynasty scroll copy found in Dunhuang
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Korean name
Hangul설원
Hanja說苑

References

  • Chang, Yen-Yuan (1974). Some T'ang and Pre-T'ang Texts on Chinese Painting. Sinica Leidensia Series. Vol. 12. BRILL. p. 3. ISBN 978-90-04-03938-4.
  • Knechtges, David R. (1993). "Shuo yüan 說苑". In Loewe, Michael (ed.). Early Chinese texts: a bibliographical guide. Society for the Study of Early China. pp. 443–445. ISBN 978-1-55729-043-4.
  • Henry, Eric (2022). Garden of Eloquence / Shuoyuan 說苑. University of Washington Press. ISBN 9780295995199.

See also

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