Travels in the Land of Serpents and Pearls [Lingua Inglese] - Brossura

Polo, Marco

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0141398353 ISBN 13: 9780141398358

Casa editrice: Penguin Classics, 2015

Riassunto

'You will hear it for yourselves, and it will surely fill you with wonder...'

In this selection from Marco Polo's famous travel book, the intrepid Venetian describes the customs of India, recounts the story of the king who died eighty-four times and explains how to retrieve diamonds from snake-infested caves...

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Marco Polo (1254-1324). Polo's Travels are available in Penguin Classics.

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L'autore:

Marco Polo (1254-1324). Polo's Travels are available in Penguin Classics.

Dall'autore:

Marco Polo was a Venetian merchant traveller whose travels are recorded in Livres des merveilles du monde (Book of the Marvels of the World, also known as The Travels of Marco Polo, c. 1300), a book that introduced Europeans to Central Asia and China. He learned the mercantile trade from his father and uncle, Niccolò and Maffeo, who travelled through Asia, and met Kublai Khan. In 1269, they returned to Venice to meet Marco for the first time. The three of them embarked on an epic journey to Asia, returning after 24 years to find Venice at war with Genoa; Marco was imprisoned and dictated his stories to a cellmate. He was released in 1299, became a wealthy merchant, married, and had three children. He died in 1324 and was buried in the church of San Lorenzo in Venice. Marco Polo was not the first European to reach China (see Europeans in Medieval China), but he was the first to leave a detailed chronicle of his experience. This book inspired Christopher Columbus and many other travellers. There is a substantial literature based on Polo's writings; he also influenced European cartography, leading to the introduction of the Fra Mauro map.

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• Editore: Penguin Classics
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0141398353
• ISBN 13: 9780141398358
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 64