Aller au contenu principal
Marco Polo Fact-Checked: What He Really Saw

Marco Polo Fact-Checked: What He Really Saw

Par Hale, Jordan

Publié par epubli

English 2026 ISBN 9783565326921
eBook

À propos de ce livre

Marco Polo's Travels has shaped Western imagination of the East for over seven centuries—a world of golden cities, wise emperors, and impossible customs. Yet historians have long debated how much of his account was eyewitness truth and how much came from hearsay or creative adaptation. This book disentangles fact from legend, tracing what Marco Polo truly saw on his journey from Venice to the court of Kublai Khan. Combining textual analysis with archaeological and linguistic evidence, it follows the Polos' route through Persia, Central Asia, and China, comparing Polo's descriptions with caravan records, Mongol administrative documents, and material culture uncovered across the Silk Road. What emerges is a vivid record of real observation layered with narrative craft—a map of the medieval imagination as much as of Asia itself. From the bureaucracy of the Yuan Empire to the markets of Kashgar, Polo's story reveals how medieval travelers became both witnesses and translators of worlds in motion. This is not an exposé of fraud, but a reconstruction of truth: how memory, mediation, and wonder shaped Europe's first great window into the East.

Disponibilité

Marco Polo Fact-Checked: What He Really Saw est disponible en eBook dans 8 librairies en ligne. Parmi les librairies qui le proposent : Bajalibros Argentina, Bajalibros Latam, Bookshop Uruguay.

Catégories

Langue
English
Partager

Questions fréquentes

Dans quels formats Marco Polo Fact-Checked: What He Really Saw est-il disponible ?
Marco Polo Fact-Checked: What He Really Saw est disponible en eBook dans 8 librairies en ligne.
Où puis-je acheter Marco Polo Fact-Checked: What He Really Saw ?
Vous pouvez acheter Marco Polo Fact-Checked: What He Really Saw sur Bajalibros Argentina, Bajalibros Latam, Bookshop Uruguay. Comparez toutes les options dans la liste de cette page.

Notes et avis

Pas encore de note. Soyez le premier à donner votre avis sur ce livre.

Se connecter pour noter ce livre et donner votre avis.

Commentaires

Se connecter pour rejoindre la conversation.

Pas encore de commentaires.