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Quinsai

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Author : A. C. Moule
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013-08-22

Quinsai written by A. C. Moule and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-22 with History categories.

Originally published in 1957, and described at the time as 'perhaps the best description of life in a great medieval Chinese city in any Western language', this book by A. C. Moule assesses the depiction of Quinsai (modern-day Hangzhou) in Marco Polo's Description of the World, in particular some of Polo's more mysterious references to aspects of Chinese life and society. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Mongol China or in early Western encounters with China.

Marco Polo S Description Of Quinsai

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Author : Arthur Christopher Moule
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1930

Marco Polo S Description Of Quinsai written by Arthur Christopher Moule and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1930 with Asia categories.

Trade And Romance

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Author : Michael Murrin
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2013-12-16

Trade And Romance written by Michael Murrin and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-16 with Literary Criticism categories.

In Trade and Romance, Michael Murrin examines the complex relations between the expansion of trade in Asia and the production of heroic romance in Europe from the second half of the thirteenth century through the late seventeenth century. He shows how these tales of romance, ostensibly meant for the aristocracy, were important to the growing mercantile class as a way to gauge their own experiences in traveling to and trading in these exotic locales. Murrin also looks at the role that growing knowledge of geography played in the writing of the creative literature of the period, tracking how accurate, or inaccurate, these writers were in depicting far-flung destinations, from Iran and the Caspian Sea all the way to the Pacific. With reference to an impressive range of major works in several languages—including the works of Marco Polo, Geoffrey Chaucer, Matteo Maria Boiardo, Luís de Camões, Fernão Mendes Pinto, Edmund Spenser, John Milton, and more—Murrin tracks numerous accounts by traders and merchants through the literature, first on the Silk Road, beginning in the mid-thirteenth century; then on the water route to India, Japan, and China via the Cape of Good Hope; and, finally, the overland route through Siberia to Beijing. All of these routes, originally used to exchange commodities, quickly became paths to knowledge as well, enabling information to pass, if sometimes vaguely and intermittently, between Europe and the Far East. These new tales of distant shores fired the imagination of Europe and made their way, with surprising accuracy, as Murrin shows, into the poetry of the period.

Marco Polo

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Author : Laurence Bergreen
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2007-10-23

Marco Polo written by Laurence Bergreen and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-23 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

As the first European to travel extensively throughout Asia, Marco Polo was the earliest bridge between East and West. His famous journeys took him across the boundaries of the known world, along the dangerous Silk Road, and into the court of Kublai Kahn, where he won the trust of the most feared and reviled leader of his day. Polo introduced the cultural riches of China to Europe, spawning centuries of Western fascination with Asia. In this lively blend of history, biography, and travelogue, acclaimed author Laurence Bergreen separates myth from history, creating the most authoritative account yet of Polo's remarkable adventures. Exceptionally narrated and written with a discerning eye for detail, Marco Polo is as riveting as the life it describes.

Marco Polo Research Past Present Future

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Author : Hans Ulrich Vogel
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2024-06-26

Marco Polo Research Past Present Future written by Hans Ulrich Vogel and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-26 with categories.

The Description Of The World

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Author : Marco Polo
language : en
Publisher: Hackett Publishing
Release Date : 2016-02-11

The Description Of The World written by Marco Polo and has been published by Hackett Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-11 with History categories.

Composed in a prison cell in 1298 by Venetian merchant Marco Polo and Arthurian romance writer Rustichello of Pisa, The Description of the World relates Polo's experiences in Asia and at the court of Qubilai, the Great Khan of the Mongol Empire. In addition to a new translation based on the Franco-Italian "F" manuscript of Polo's text, this edition includes genealogies of the Mongol rulers and nine maps of Polo's journey, as well as thorough annotation and an extensive bibliography.

Marco Polo And The Encounter Of East And West

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Author : Suzanne Conklin Akbari
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2008-12-27

Marco Polo And The Encounter Of East And West written by Suzanne Conklin Akbari and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-27 with Literary Criticism categories.

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 Life And Voyages Of Christopher Columbus

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Author : Washington Irving
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1849

The Life And Voyages Of Christopher Columbus written by Washington Irving and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1849 with America categories.

The Works Of Washington Irving Life And Voyages Of Columbus

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Author : Washington Irving
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1861

The Works Of Washington Irving Life And Voyages Of Columbus written by Washington Irving and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1861 with American literature categories.

The Works Of Washington Irving

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Author : Washington Irving
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1849

The Works Of Washington Irving written by Washington Irving and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1849 with Astoria (Or.) categories.