Marco Polo. From Venice to Xanadu
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A first-class storyteller, Lawrence Bergreen has created the most authoritative account to date of the fascinating travels of Marco Polo, skillfully combining the genres of scientific research, biography, and travelogue. The incredible odyssey, encompassing all the fantastic circumstances of the life of the offspring of a wealthy merchant family - from his youth in Venice and travels to Asia to his return to Europe and the writing of a book, the history of the dissemination and interpretation of which is no less dramatic than the author's journey itself - is presented in carefully selected and vivid details. Drawing on solid primary sources and materials from his own travels along Polo's route in China and Mongolia, Bergreen describes the life of a man who expanded the boundaries of knowledge and imagination of his contemporaries, analyzing legends about him, separating truth from fiction, and history from myth. The book has undergone numerous reprints and has been translated into 14 languages.
"Polo eventually acquired the status of a cultural intermediary, becoming one of those rare individuals whose extensive experience allows them to embody and transmit the spirit of their era to future generations. His culture was that of a traveler and a merchant, encompassing many subcultures: Mongolian, Chinese, Indian, and the tribes of Asia. His perspective extended from Armenia to Zanzibar. His perception of these cultures, especially the Chinese, remained the primary source of information about them for Europeans up to the 19th century. The world that Marco Polo explored has long since passed, but some of its features are remarkably modern." - Lawrence Bergreen
Author:
Author:Bergreen Lawrence
Cover:
Cover:hardcover
Category:
- Category:History & Geography
- Category:Fiction
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:offset
Dimensions:
Dimensions:21.7x14.8x3 cm
Series:
Series:Historical interest
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:18+
Product type:
Product type:partial lacquering
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-389-21048-6
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