Garden of Eloquence / Shuoyuan說苑Winner of the Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for a Translation of a Literary Work, sponsored by the Modern Language Association An anthology of literary gems compiled in early China, newly translated and annotated 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. Garden