The army of the khan attacking the rebellious king of mien now burma. They spent the next 20 years in the service of the kubilai khan, travelling throughout the mongolian empire. From venice to xanadu by laurence bergreen is an enjoyable account of the life and adventures of marco polo 125424. He died in venice at almost 70 years of age, on january 8, 24. Marco polo joined the army and polo was captured by the genoese in 1296. Originally the book s name was a description of the world now the book is called the travels of marco polo. His famous book, the travels of marco polo, indicates that he was a man of extraordinary bravery, brilliance, and strength. Polo traveled extensively with his family, journeying from europe to asia from 1271 to.
Marco polo almost the first european man to reach the wonderful world of east asia. I must note in all fairness that the publication of invisible cities predates the publication of the journeyer by about a decade. His writings about china and the mongol empire in the travels of marco polo had a significant impact on european beliefs about and behavior toward the east and inspired the travels of christopher columbus. Page 153 here are also red pearls, large, and of equal value with the white, with many other precious stones. Polo and pisa incorporated their stories and coauthored the book the travels of marco. The travels of marco polo volume 1 by marco polo and.
List of books and articles about marco polo online research. A notice of the metropolitan sees, with a map, will be found in cathay, p. The reader for bergreens book on marco polo, paul boehmer, was ok, but 4 stars at best. There is substantial literature based on polos writings. Join facebook to connect with marco polo and others you may know. The more logical comparisons would be a thematic one to shogun that splendid. The travels of marco polo volume 1 by marco polo and rustichello of pisa free ebook project gutenberg.
That book reminded me that id read jennings the journeyer several decades ago. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The book was about polo s travels through asia between the years of 1276 and 1291. Book of the marvels of the world in english commonly called the travels of marco polo, is a thcentury travelogue written down by rustichello da pisa from. Marco polo books list of books by author marco polo.
Marco polo 1254 to january 8, 24 was a venetian explorer known for the book the travels of marco polo, which describes his voyage to and experiences in asia. The book also included his experience at the court of kublai khan. After all, polo s book has ornamented libraries the world over for centuries and is regarded, despite its flaws, as one of the worlds greatest travel accounts. Marco polo was known for the book, travels of marco polo, where he talked about asia.
Jan 01, 2004 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The travels of marco polo by marco polo, alex struik. Nestorin, the term used by polo, is almost a literal transcript of the arab form nasturi. In marcos time, very little was known about asia in europe. Marco polos odyssey spawned one of the worlds first best sellers. Marco polo was 17 or 18 when he began his journey from venice to the farthest reaches of the mongol empire.
Marco polo was seventeen when he set out for china, and fortyone when he came back. The two men returned to venice when marco was a teenager, only to find out that his mother had died while they were gone. Rarely have secular topics had such an intensive echo. Even christopher columbus, nearly 200 years later, often consulted his copy of marcos book, il milione the million. The venetian concerning kingdoms and marvels of the east, volumes i and ii, translated and edited by colonel sir henry yule london. After all, polos book has ornamented libraries the world over for centuries and is regarded, despite its flaws, as one of the worlds greatest travel accounts. Marco polo, europes greatest ever traveller, suffered badly. How genuine is the representation of marco polo tv series on netflix regarding the events, culture, representation, and concerned history of.
Even in its day and for generations afterwards polos book was often regarded merely as the fairytale conceit of a vainglorious merchant. In the excerpts that follow, marco polo or his arab sources describes the cities and urban life of yuandynasty china. Selected document excerpts with questions from the book of ser marco polo. Read and learn for free about the following article. He is famous for going into china and mongolia farther than any european had. The palace burned down in the 1600s and the teatro malibran.
In 1269, niccolo and maffeo returned to their families in venice, meeting young marco for the first time. When marco polo went to china, how did he communicate. While he was a prisoner of war, he shared stories of his travels with a fellow inmate, rustichello da pisa. Marco polo if youre seeing this message, it means were having trouble loading external resources on our website. Marco polo september 15, 1254 january 9, 24 was a venetian merchant traveler whose travels are recorded in il milione the millions, now known as the travels of marco polo, a book which did much to introduce europeans to central asia and china. Marco polo soon joined venetian forces fighting genoa and was taken prisoner 1298 following venices loss in the battle of curzola. This would have been so much more enjoyable if it had been whittled down by about 300 pages, that would have made it 520 pages instead of the 820 that it is. Jennings is a true tale spinner, a titillating yarn teller nonpareil. His travels are recorded in the travels of marco polo also known as book of the marvels of the world and il milione, c. But his book, the travels of marco polo, slowly gained widespread interest.
Marco polo carries his popular book il milione, known in english as the travels of marco polo, in this 19thcentury mosaic in the doriatursi. The book of ser marco polo, the venetian internet archive. Medieval audiences couldnt get enough of polos fascinating accounts of faraway lands, turning his book into a runaway success. Marco polo was a venetian explorer known for the book the travels of marco polo, which describes his voyage to and experiences in asia.
Its just that the story isnt delivered in a 5star, knockyoursocksoff way. Marco polo, europes greatest ever traveller, suffered badly for what cynics assumed were his outlandish flights of. In 1271, during the rule of doge lorenzo tiepolo, marco polo at seventeen years of age, his father, and his uncle set off for asia on the series of adventures that marco later documented in his book. Gullible media types have billed marco polo as netflixs possible answer to game of thrones. His father, niccolo polo, was a successful trader who spent most of marco s childhood traveling with marco s uncle.
Living among the emperors dominions, with his father and uncle, as an advisor and emissary for 16 or 17 years, he returned to venice by way of hormuz aboard ship and constantinople overland. Bergreen based this book on the travels of marco polo which was dictated by polo to the writer rustichello da pisa. Marco polo simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Polo traveled extensively with his family, journeying from europe to asia from 1271 to 1295 and remaining in china for 17 of those years. Since marco polo was broadly quoted as saying that he had reported only half of what he had seen and done, jennings took that quote as the springboard to tell the other half in the journeyer. How did marco polo communicate with mongolian khan. The book of ser marco polo, the venetian, concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the east. Originally the books name was a description of the world now the book is called the travels of marco polo. The venetian marco polo 125424, is probably the most famous westerner to travel the silk road. Polos six paces therefore, even if it means 30 feet as i think, is not a great exaggeration. Many people say marco polo was the greatest explorer that ever lived, traveling 33, miles by land and sea from venice, italy, to modernday beijing, china. Jennings 1928 1999 certainly had a knack for story telling. What are some great fiction books about marco polo. Fournier gangrene is a urological emergency associated with a high mortality.
Judith is happy to offer her services to those looking to selfpublish. Oct 21, 2008 i found this a rather rambling account of marco polo s rambles across eurasia. Marco polo was known for the book, travels of marco polo, where he talked. The travels of marco polobook 1chapter 5 wikisource, the.
Why marco polo is famous marco polo was born in venice, italy 1254. His father, niccolo polo, was a successful trader who spent most of marcos childhood traveling with marcos uncle. The illuminated manuscript on marco polos fascinating and adventurous travels ranks among the most famous manuscripts of the middle ages and is considered a highlight of french book decoration. The travels of marco polo, is a thcentury travelogue written down by rustichello da pisa from stories told by marco polo when they where emprisoned together in genoa, describing polos travels through asia, persia, china.
Kublai, on hearing of this amazing wealth, desired to conquer the island, and sent two of his barons with a very large fleet containing warriors, both horsemen and on foot. The two men returned to venice when marco was a teenager, only to find. His books have been translated into fifteen languages worldwide. Possibly because polos account is also incomplete and fragmented, bergreen struggles to offer a coherent thread, with lots of seemingly random backward and forward jumps, lots of repetition ok, we get it, marco polo was a bit vain and embellished a lot. Marco polo related his life events to a fiction author. Marco polo, il milione, chapter cxxiii and cxxiv, page from the book the travels of marco polo il milione, originally published during polos lifetime 12981299, but frequently reprinted and translated. If youre behind a web filter, please make sure that the domains. Nov 25, 2014 gullible media types have billed marco polo as netflixs possible answer to game of thrones.
Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Nakupujte knihy online vo vasom oblubenom knihkupectve martinus. Feb 26, 2015 marco polo 1254 to january 8, 24 was a venetian explorer known for the book the travels of marco polo, which describes his voyage to and experiences in asia. Marco polos reports offered the ideal background for illustration, as people in europe had always been curious to know about the marvels. The polos purchased a palace in venice after their return, and because of marcos storytelling, with lots of large numbers of things owned by the khan, the young men of venice gave marco and the palace a nickname, il milione, the million, which also became a nickname for marcos book. The book was about polos travels through asia between the years of 1276 and 1291.
The travels of marco polobook 1chapter 5 wikisource. Laurence bergreen is a prizewinning biographer and historian. A vindication of the doctrine contained in pope benedict xii, his bull. Feb 12, 2014 why marco polo is famous marco polo was born in venice, italy 1254. Marco polos travels was one of the worlds first bestsellers. Many other explorers, including christopher columbus, looked up to him. The journey that changed the world and millions of other books.
The million, deriving from polos nickname emilione, in english commonly called the travels of marco polo, is a thcentury travelogue written down by rustichello da pisa from stories told by italian explorer marco polo, describing polos travels through asia between 1271 and 1295, and his experiences at the court of kublai khan. A war blocked their return, and they journeyed eastward to reach kublai khans eastern capital at kaifeng in 1266. The book is mainly about the description of the world and the places he travelled. Published in 1903 i repeat that everything appertaining to this city is on so vast a scale, and the great kaans yearly revenues therefrom are so immense, that it is not easy even to put it in writing, and it seems past belief to one who merely hears it told. Excerpt from the book of ser marco polo the venetian concerning the kingdoms and marvels of the east. He was one of the first europeans to explore central asia and east asia. The travels of marco polo wordsworth classics of world. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. I have read everything written on marco polo, and john mans book is, by far. An authoritati ve versio n of marco polos book does not. The mean health care cost associated with a patient diagnosed with fournier gangrene admitted to. List of books and articles about marco polo online.
The travels of marco polo projects the book studio. Marco polo has 379 books on goodreads with 22114 ratings. This book inspired christopher columbus and many other travellers. More than seven hundred years ago, marco polo traveled from the medieval city of venice to the fabled kingdom of the great kublai khan, seeing new sights and riches that no westerner had ever before witnessed. Marco polos travels from venice to the exotic and distant east, and his epic book describing his extraordinary. Marco polo was born in 1254 and died on january 8,24. Marco polo was born in 1254, the son of a venetian merchant, and made his first visit to china with his father and uncle in 1271. They returned to venice in 1269, and in 1271 they left with young marco for kublais court. The marco polo book itself is essentially unreadable except by academics, and it is easy for a modern, nonscholastic reader to dismiss it as an erroneous account of events that occurred long agowhich is literally an accurate assessmentbut john man manages to explain the intricacies of the book and put the book, and the civilization, people and places it describes into context. The book studio is not a commercial bindery more a space to provide courses for those wanting to learn more about book binding for themselves. During his twoyear captivity, aided by notes and reports written while he was in the east and by his fellowprisoner and coauthor rustichello of pisa, he dictated an account of his travels. All of this being said, bergreens book is informative and i learned a lot from it. Marco polo by laurence bergreen books the guardian. When his book was published, many people thought that it was a fable or a gross exaggeration.
And then went home to produce in 2000 his bestselling book, on the trail of marco polo. Possibly because polo s account is also incomplete and fragmented, bergreen struggles to offer a coherent thread, with lots of seemingly random backward and forward jumps, lots of repetition ok, we get it, marco polo was a bit vain and embellished a lot. Apr 17, 2012 nestorin, the term used by polo, is almost a literal transcript of the arab form nasturi. Buy the travels of marco polo wordsworth classics of world literature new edition by marco polo isbn. Marco polo was born in venice in 1254 and raised by his mother. You must know that it is the greatest palace that ever was.
Marco polos reports offered the ideal background for illustration, as people in europe had always been curious to know about the marvels of the. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. I must note in all fairness that the publication of invisible cities predates the publication of the journeyer by about a decade, but still, there is nothing new under the sun. I found this a rather rambling account of marco polos rambles across eurasia. This book inspired many explorers including christopher columbus.
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