Marco Polo's Isle
Title | Marco Polo's Isle PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Donley |
Publisher | |
Pages | 172 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Korčula Island (Croatia) |
ISBN | 9780954989408 |
The Travels of Marco Polo
Title | The Travels of Marco Polo PDF eBook |
Author | Marco Polo |
Publisher | |
Pages | 464 |
Release | 1926 |
Genre | Asia |
ISBN |
Marco Polo and the Encounter of East and West
Title | Marco Polo and the Encounter of East and West PDF eBook |
Author | Suzanne Conklin Akbari |
Publisher | University of Toronto Press |
Pages | 353 |
Release | 2008-12-27 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1442693282 |
Few figures from history evoke such vivid Orientalist associations as Marco Polo, the Venetian merchant, explorer, and writer whose accounts of the "Far East" sparked literary and cultural imaginations. The essays in Marco Polo and the Encounter of East and West challenge what many scholars perceived to be an opposition of "East" and "West" in Polo's writings. These writers argue that Marco Polo's experiences along the Silk Road should instead be considered a fertile interaction of cultural exchange. The volume begins with detailed studies of Marco Polo's narrative in its many medieval forms (including French, Italian, and Latin versions). They place the text in its material and generic contexts, and situate Marco Polo's account within the conventions of travel literature and manuscript illumination. Other essays consider the appropriation of Marco Polo's narrative in adaptations, translation, and cinematic art. The concluding section presents historiographic and poetic accounts of the place of Marco Polo in the context of a global world literature. By considering the production and reception of The Travels, this collection lays the groundwork for new histories of world literature written from the perspective of cultural, economic, and linguistic exchange, rather than conquest and conflict.
The Travels of Marco Polo
Title | The Travels of Marco Polo PDF eBook |
Author | Marco Polo |
Publisher | |
Pages | 568 |
Release | 1885 |
Genre | Asia |
ISBN |
A retelling of Marco Polo's chronicles of his journey to the court of the Mongol emperor, Kublai Khan, in the thirteenth century and his lesser-known voyages. The narrative has been abridged and adapted with omissions for young readers.
Travels of Marco Polo
Title | Travels of Marco Polo PDF eBook |
Author | Marco Polo |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 337 |
Release | 2004-10-05 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1101157658 |
His journey through the East began in 1271—when, still a teenager, he set out of Venice and found himself traversing the most exotic countries. His acceptance into the court of the great emperor Kublai Khan, and his service to the vast and dazzling Mongol empire, led him to places as far away as Tibet and Burma, lands rich with gems and gold and silk, but virtually unknown to Europeans. Later, as a prisoner of war, Marco Polo would record the details of his remarkable travels across harsh deserts, great mountain ranges, and dangerous seas, as well as of his encounters with beasts and birds, plants and people. His amazing chronicle is both fascinating and awe-inspiring—and still serves as the most vivid depiction of the mysterious East in the Middle Ages. Edited and with an Introduction by Milton Rugoff and an Afterword by Howard Mittelmark
The Travels of Marco Polo
Title | The Travels of Marco Polo PDF eBook |
Author | Marco Polo |
Publisher | |
Pages | 530 |
Release | 1854 |
Genre | Asia |
ISBN |
The Travels of Marco Polo
Title | The Travels of Marco Polo PDF eBook |
Author | Marco Polo |
Publisher | |
Pages | 422 |
Release | 1847 |
Genre | Asia |
ISBN |