Marco Polo - Michael Burgan 2002 . It was fascinating to read his adventures. Please try again. Sur Un quart de sicle, leur voyage va les mener travers les steppes de lEurasie, vers la Chine, en retournant sur la route du commerce de lOcan Indien. Marco Polo is cited as an author, but Il Milione was supposedly written by Rustichello da Pisa based on Marco Polo's personal narration of his travels. Marco Polo was supposedly born in Venice, then in the Venetian Republic and now in Italy. Reliable - no, but there is much that is accurate, mixed with plenty he clearly never experienced personally yet records as he was obviously told these stories by others. Later in life, Polo told the story of his travels to a writer, and they created the book Travels of Marco Polo. At the time, there was open discussion of a possible Christian-Mongol alliance with an anti-Islamic function. 2014. 1292: Marco Polo asks Khan for permission to go home and is tasked as his. Researchers are encouraged to review the source information attached to each item. Marco Polo travelled to China in 1271 and spent the next twenty years in the service of Kublai Khan. Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2019. Marco Polo's 'Travels' was one of the world's first best-sellers History Magazine Marco Polo's odyssey spawned one of the world's first best sellers Medieval audiences couldn't get. I am very disappointed in the structure of this book. The tradition is that Polo dictated the book to a romance writer, Rustichello da Pisa, while in prison in Genoa between 1298 and 1299. First Ed Thus. Unfortunately, Polo tends to simplify nearly every culture he encounters into one very large pot. [20], Apparently, from the very beginning Marco's story aroused contrasting reactions, as it was received by some with a certain disbelief. Previews available in: English Join the 13th century merchants Marco, Niccolo and Maffeo Polo as they journey from their native city of Venice to the faraway land of Cathay, or China. This portolan atlas is attributed to Battista Agnese (1514-64), one of the most important Italian Renaissance cartographers. Marco Polo's famous travelogue was penned in prison. - Fakat bu inandrclu etkileyen bir faktr olduu kadar, yalann hemen anlalmasna da frsat veriyor. Born into a Venetian Family. [46][47], Historian Stephen G. Haw however argued that many of the "omissions" could be explained. 720 from, Maria Bellonci, "Nota introduttiva", Il Milione di Marco Polo, Milano, Oscar Mondadori, 2003, p. 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Death of Chinghis, Of Those Who Did Reign After Chinghis Kaan, and of the Customs of the Tartars, Concerning the Administering of Justice Among the Tartars, Sundry Particulars on the Plain Beyond Caracoron, Of the Kingdom of Erguiul, and Province of Sinju, Concerning the Province of Tenduc, and the Descendants of Prester John, Concerning the Kaan's Palace of Chagannor. The travels of Marco Polo, the Venetian : the translation of Marsden revised, with a selection of his notes by Polo, Marco, 1254-1323? On the face of it this the classic account of traveller Marco Polo's journey from Venice to China and back again is pretty straight forward. He wrote his famous Travels after returning home, whilst a prisoner in Genoa. At the end of the Stockholm manuscript is a mappa mundi, a medieval schematic zonal map of the world, which, however, may be a later addition. Picture 1 of 1. Very good condition, moderate over all wear, dirt smudge to . On his return to the West he was made a prisoner of war and met Rustichello of Pisa, with whom he collaborated on this book. [56] His accounts of salt production and revenues from the salt monopoly are also accurate, and accord with Chinese documents of the Yuan era. [29] In the mid-fifteenth century the cartographer of Murano, Fra Mauro, meticulously included all of Polo's toponyms in his 1450 map of the world. Some things indeed there be therein which he beheld not; but these he heard from men of credit and veracity. and People of all degrees who desire to get knowledge of the various races of mankind and of the diversities of the sundry regions of the World, take this Book and cause it to be read to you. Interesting for both it's accuracies and inaccuracies and the insight provided on the medieval point of view of foreign cultures. Che viaggio! Mappae mundi, - The beginning of the book focuses on Marco's first adventure to China with his father and uncle, and overall, the entire beginning was a bit hard to get through, but once you get past it, it becomes more enjoyable. [13] A more common view is that the name refers to medieval reception of the travelog, namely that it was full of "a million" lies. The classic Marsden and Wright translation of The Travels has been revised and updated by Peter Harris, with new notes, a bibliography, and an introduction by award-winning travel writer Colin Thubron. Some in the Middle Ages viewed the book simply as a romance or fable, largely because of the sharp difference of its descriptions of a sophisticated civilisation in China to other early accounts by Giovanni da Pian del Carpine and William of Rubruck who portrayed the Mongols as "barbarians" who appeared to belong to "some other world". Very Good. Travel by land;Marco Polo [Polo, Marco] They crossed the plain of Pamir and traveled across the incredible desolation of the Gobi Desert into the ancient mercantile cities of Samarqand, Yarkant (Shache), and Kashgar (Kashi), until they reached Tangut, in the extreme northwest of China. The Mongol rulers whom Polo served also controlled territories both north and south of today's wall, and would have no reasons to maintain any fortifications that may have remained there from the earlier dynasties. [52] Nestorian Christianity had existed in China since the Tang dynasty (618907 AD) when a Persian monk named Alopen came to the capital Chang'an in 653 to proselytize, as described in a dual Chinese and Syriac language inscription from Chang'an (modern Xi'an) dated to the year 781. [12], Although Marco Polo was certainly the most famous, he was not the only nor the first European traveller to the Mongol Empire who subsequently wrote an account of his experiences. I find it interesting how Marco Polo's description of the Middle East of more than 700 years ago is pretty much a reflection of the way it is today. There were also large cities along with their laws that were described. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club thats right for you for free. Original resource at: National Library of Sweden. A sparkling new translation of the most famous travel book ever written, in a collectable clothbound edition Marco Polo's voyages began in 1271 with a visit to China, after which he served the Kublai Khan on numerous diplomatic missions in the far east. I finally got around to reading this after enjoying the hell out of. "The Travels" redirects here. The travels of Marco Polo, the Venetian : the translation of Marsden revised, with a selection of his notes by Polo, Marco, 1254-1323 Publication date 1854 Topics Voyages and travels, Mongols -- History, Mongols, Travel, Voyages and travels, Asia -- Description and travel, Asia Publisher London : H. Bohn Collection americana Digitizing sponsor Marco Polo is remembered thanks to a colorful and popular narrative about his eastward voyage, known simply as The Travels of Marco. [45] In particular, his failure to mention the Great Wall of China had been noted as early as the middle of the seventeenth century. Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2022. And every so often, you'd come across odd statements like this: I feel like my reading of this book has taken as long as Polo's travels! The diplomatic communications between Pope Innocent IV and Pope Gregory X with the Mongols[26] were probably another reason for this endorsement. It was sold to Queen Christina of Sweden (1626-89) in 1650. Polo, Marco, 1254-1324, - The journey took three years after which they arrived in Cathay as it was then called and met the grandson of Genghis Khan, Kublai Khan. Credit Line: [Original Source citation], World Digital Library, More about Copyright and other Restrictions. This is a reproduction of the original artefact. A fun read, a good look into a time and place that would be unimaginable today. A few adventurous Europeans accomplished it. , .. . I personally don't really care whether every single story in it is 100 percent historically accurate. [22], According to some recent research of the Italian scholar Antonio Montefusco, the very close relationship that Marco Polo cultivated with members of the Dominican Order in Venice suggests that local fathers collaborated with him for a Latin version of the book, which means that Rustichello's text was translated into Latin for a precise will of the Order. It is just not listed in the Kindle table of contents like it is in the paperback. ${cardName} unavailable for quantities greater than ${maxQuantity}. This is a pleasurable read, many of the other editions are very academic, and the various footnotes and references can be so distracting. (Mostly, though, it was because I got sidetracked by the extensive footnotes & subsequent internet research on various topics found in Polo's book.). Ces luttes, ainsi que dautres instabilits rgionales, vont pousser trois marchands vnitiens, Mafeo, Nicolo et Marco Polo, dj installs sur la mer noire, avancer vers lOrient, en menant un voyage aux dimensions piques. Unknown The Travels: Marco Polo (Penguin Clothbound Classics) Hardcover - Illustrated, 26 Feb. 2015 by Marco Polo (Author), Nigel Cliff (Editor, Introduction, Translator) 389 ratings Kindle Edition 1.99 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 14.23 3 Used from 16.74 21 New from 12.57 Paperback 9.19 9 Used from 5.23 9 New from 8.53 IT KEEPS THE ORIGINAL FORMAT . The work was an important introduction for Europeans to the history and geography of Central Asia and China. The impact of Polo's book on cartography was delayed: the first map in which some names mentioned by Polo appear was in the Catalan Atlas of Charles V (1375), which included thirty names in China and a number of other Asian toponyms. Evoking a remote and long-vanished world with color and immediacy, Marco Polo s book revolutionized Western ideas about the then-unknown East and remains one of the greatest travel accounts of all time. Description of a Trip to Canton 1746-1749. Province Of Lac, He Begins To Speak Of The Straits Of Constantinople, But Decides To and an introduction by award-winning travel writer Colin Thubron. Description. THE TRAVELS OF MARCO POLO THE COMPLETE YULE-CORDIER EDITION Including the unabridged third edition (1903) of Henry Yule's annotated translation, as revised by Henri Cordier; together with Cordier's later volume of notes and addenda (1920) IN TWO VOLUMES VOLUME II Containing the second volume of the 1903 edition and the 1920 volume of addenda (two This nautical map of the world was produced by the Genoese cartographer Nicolo di Caverio based on Portuguese documents. Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon, Facts on File; First Edition (January 1, 1984). I have compared this edition with Cliff (Penguin), Latham (Penguin), Marsden and Yule translations and am able to say this edition is the best one (by now) for it is the most complete print and translation is scholarly accurate. A version in Tuscan (Italian language) titled Navigazione di messer Marco Polo was written in Florence by Michele Ormanni. According to tradition, while in prison he dictated the stories of his travels to a cellmate, Rustichello da Pisa, who wrote them down in Old French. It took me forever to finish this. The version in Venetian dialect is full of mistakes and is not considered trustworthy. He refused, insisting that everything he said and wrote had all been absolutely true. Enhancements you chose aren't available for this seller. How the Two Brothers Polo Set Forth from Constantinople to Traverse the World, How the Two Brothers Went On Beyond Soldaia, How the Two Brothers, After Crossing A Desert, Came To The City Of Bocara, : The Travels of Marco Polo by Marco Polo (2001,. at the best online prices at eBay! A very inspiring tale of adventure and jounrey across the globe in ancient times and all the wonders seen along the at. Polo had at times denied the "marvelous" fables and legends given in other European accounts, and also omitted descriptions of strange races of people then believed to inhabit eastern Asia and given in such accounts. Anna Defuseh. Now, being thereafter an inmate of the Prison at Genoa, he caused Messer Rusticiano of Pisa, who was in the said Prison likewise, to reduce the whole to writing; and this befell in the year 1298 from the birth of Jesus. Have one to sell? This page was last edited on 9 January 2023, at 06:00. New York: The Modern Library, 1931. Marco Polo The Travels Marco Polo; Translated with an Introduction and Notes by Nigel Cliff The Travels of Marco Polo For example, the first English translation, "The most noble and famous travels of Marco Polo", first published in 1579 by John Frampton, is based on Castilian version "Cosmographia breve introductoria en el libro de Marco Paulo" by Rodrigo de Santaella from 1503, which in turn is a translation of the VA verion of the text. So, this book has a co-writer it could be said. They met Khubilai Khan and traveled throughout the mongol lands. A few adventurous Europeans accomplished it. For these reasons, Les voyages de Marco Polo is sometimes called Divisament du monde (Description of the world) or Livre des merveilles du monde (Book of the marvels of the world). Polo, M. (1350) The Travels of Marco Polo. Marco Polo's vivid descriptions of the splendid cities and people he encountered on his journey along the Silk Road through the Middle East, South Asia, and China opened a window for . The first English translation is the Elizabethan version by John Frampton published in 1579, The most noble and famous travels of Marco Polo, based on Santaella's Castilian translation of 1503 (the first version in that language). Very well set out and easy to read, the language is well put and the descriptions of people and places visited are excellent. Even if Marco's account still challenges modern . Marco Polo described many different places in the east. Baloon cloth. At the time of his birth, his father and uncle were away in the Far East, at the court of Kublai Khan, the Mongol emperor,. Ses comptoirs commerciaux et sa supriorit navale lui permettent de faire le monopole sur le commerce avec le monde musulman, travers lequel lEurope se fournit par toutes les marchandises venant de lInde et de la Chine. [10] Some have questioned whether Marco had actually travelled to China or was just repeating stories that he had heard from other travellers. Mistakes can thus easily be attributed to faulty memory as well as the circumstances in which a professional weaver of romances, Rusticello of Pisa, recorded and embellished Marco's oral account while the two were in a Genoese prison. Book Two describes China and the court of Kublai Khan. It was Benedetto who identified Rustichello da Pisa,[41] as the original compiler or amanuensis, and his established text has provided the basis for many modern translations: his own in Italian (1932), and Aldo Ricci's The Travels of Marco Polo (London, 1931). Marco Polo In 1271, a young Venetian merchant named Marco Polo set out for Asia with his father and his uncle. Marco Polo. Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2014. Muchas veces haba odo hablar del relato de sus grandiosos viajes y la curiosidad siempre me haba conducido a buscar tales relatos y tard en dar con ellos. No puedo creer que me demor tantos aos en leer este libro cuando siempre he alucinado con Marco Polo y sus aventuras (yo soy viajera tambin, desde los 21 aos, y mi abuela tambin lo fue en una poca en que las mujeres estaban en su casa guardadas). " " . The Travels of Marco Polo Hardcover. [48], It has also been pointed out that Polo's accounts are more accurate and detailed than other accounts of the periods. The Travels of Marco Polo: Translated Into English from the Text of L.F. Benedetto Marco Polo, Aldo Ricci, Luigi Foscolo Benedetto Asian Educational Services, 2001 - Asia - 439 pages 1 Review. Stopped reading page 200. Columbus even carried a copy with him on his voyages. and Fell In With Certain Envoys There, How the Two Brothers Took the Envoy's Counsel, and Went to the Court of the Great Kaan, How the Two Brothers Arrived at the Court of the Great Kaan, How the Great Kaan Asked All About the Manners of the Christians, and Particularly About the Pope of Rome, How the Great Kaan Sent the Two Brothers as His Envoys to the Pope, How the Great Kaan Gave Them a Tablet of Gold, Bearing His Orders in Their Behalf, How the Two Brothers Came to the City of Acre; and Thence to Venice, How the Two Brothers Again Departed from Venice, on Their Way Back to the Great Kaan, and Took With Them Mark, the Son of Messer Nicolo, How the Two Brothers Set Out from Acre, and Mark Along With Them, How the Two Brothers Presented Themselves Before the New Pope, How Messer Nicolo and Messer Maffeo Polo, Accompanied by Mark, Travelled to the Court of the Great Kaan, How Messer Nicolo and Messer Maffeo Polo and Marco Presented Themselves Before the Great Kaan, How the Lord Sent mark on an Embassy of His, How Mark Returned From the Mission Whereon He Had Been Sent, How Messer Nicolo, Messer Maffeo, and Messer Marco, Asked Leave of the Great Kaan to Go Their Way, How the Two Brothers and Messer Marco Took Leave of the Great Kaan, and Returned to Their Own Country, Here the Book Begins; and First it Speaks of the Lesser Hermenia, Of the Great City of Baudas, and How it Was Taken, How the Calif of Baudas Took Counsel to Slay All the Christians in His Land, How the Christians Were In Great Dismay Because of What the Calif Had Said, How the One-Eyed Cobler Was Desired to Pray for the Christians, How the Prayer of the One-Eyed Cobler Caused the Mountain to Move, Of the Monastery of Saint Barsamo on the Borders of Tauris, Of the Great Country of Persia; With Some Account of the Three Kings, How the Three Kings Returned to their Own Country, Of the Eight Kingdoms of Persia, and How they are Named, Of the City of Camadi and its Ruins; Also Touching the Carauna Robbers, Of the Wearisome and Desert Road That Has Now to Be Travelled, Concerning the City of Cobinan and the Things That Are Made There, Of a Certain Desert That Continues for Eight Days' Journey, How the Old Man Used to Train His Assasins, Of Taican, and the Mountains of Salt. The thirteenth-century Italian merchant and explorer recounts his adventures in China and tells how he served as an emissary for Kublai Khan, Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them.Learn more how customers reviews work on Amazon, [{"displayPrice":"$6.61","priceAmount":6.61,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"6","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"61","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"%2Fm5DpcKJHrvuYCWjtypwno%2BF07xEwEajcMjYAFJZjf%2FJ%2F94tIbV5m3DBvgtEkqkxorzqp4qh%2FmSF%2FIGwXEod2iKR7ymMZXiqxzYb8MbUC1eg1Eg2I4NGbKcpNE1DFEaXsVhxn2TNK2QT6suiLoq28bntRq%2FKKA%2Bz6CTlcnE%2BZDc9Q9KR%2FTEFyA%3D%3D","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"USED"}]. During the 13th Century the Mongols conquered most of the world from China to the Black Sea, providing a rare window of opportunity for people to travel from Europe to the Far East. Only the strong survive and the travels have lasted, although their authenticity is constantly questioned, Last read it when I was at School. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. ; Wright, Thomas, 1810-1877; Marsden, William, 1754-1836 Publication date 1854 Topics Polo, Marco, 1254-1323?, Voyages and travels, Mongols Publisher London : Henry G. Bohn Collection pimslibrary; toronto This would have been a grave omission since the Prologue contains the story of how the Polos came to China and returned. Revised from Marsden's Translation and Edited with and Introduction by Manuel Komroff. Or Khan's hunting expeditions requiring 10,000 elephants marchingnacross the land to flush out tigers and other wildlife. - Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. I originally rated this Kindle edition REVISED REVIEW: I've long owned the paperback version of the Signet Classics edition. Xanadu - John Man 2010-10-31 **A SOURCE FOR MARCO POLO, A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES** Marco Polo's journey . According to the translator of this edition, other people cut out the repetitive parts and the narrative technique of saying, "I will tell you" and things like that. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 11, 2017, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 13, 2020, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 2, 2020, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 11, 2013, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 5, 2019. Issues of navigation aside, I think this is best budget edition of Polo available for students or casual readers. However, I just discovered it does indeed contain the Prologue.