| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 187 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Contents |
The Great Khans -- Introduction -- 1. The bare details -- 2. Why go at all? -- 3. Missionaries nose to tail -- 4. Prester John and the Magi -- 5. Not an itinerary -- 6 The ghost writer and the first fan -- 7. The language of the text -- 8. Omissions and inclusions -- 9. Ice-cream and spaghetti -- 10. Walls within walls -- 11. He missed the biggest wall -- 12. Not unique and certainly not a siege engineer -- 13. Who were the Polos? -- 14. Was it China? -- 15 A significant absence |
| Summary |
Marco Polo claimed to have traveled from Venice to the exotic and distant East. His epic book describing his extraordinary adventures, A Description of the World, ranks among the most famous and influential books ever published. In this fascinating, piece of historical detection, marking the 700th anniversary of Polo's journey. Frances Wood questions whether Marco Polo ever reached the country he so vividly described. Why, in his romantic and seemingly detailed account, |
| Notes |
"First published in Great Britain in 1995 by Martin Secker & Warburg Limited"--PDF image of title page verso |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (Taylor & Francis Group platform, viewed December 14, 2023) |
| Subject |
Polo, Marco, 1254-1323? Travels of Marco Polo.
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| SUBJECT |
Travels of Marco Polo (Polo, Marco) fast |
| Subject |
Voyages and travels -- Historiography
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Travel
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Voyages and travels -- Historiography
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| SUBJECT |
China -- Description and travel. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024006
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| Subject |
China
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429980626 |
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0429980620 |
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9780429969546 (PDF ebook) |
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0429969546 (PDF ebook) |
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9780429991707 (Mobipocket ebook) |
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0429991703 (Mobipocket ebook) |
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9780429500992 (ebook) |
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0429500998 (ebook) |
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