Polo, Marco
(1254–1324), Venetian trader and explorer. Marco Polo, born into a Venetian trading family with Eurasian connections, went along with family members overland to Mongol China, where ...
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The Journeys of Marco Polo and Their Impact
Overview
Marco Polo (c. 1254-1324) was a Venetian merchant and adventurer who made an extended, twenty-four year (1271-95), journey with his father Niccol&#...
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Marco Polo
1254-1324
Italian Merchant
Marco Polo's extensive travels led him to China, where he spent 17 years and established himself as an official in the Mongolian court. He recorded his exp...
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Marco Polo
Born 1254, Venice, Italy Died 1324, Venice, Italy
In the Book of Ser Marco Polo, Marco Polo described in detail each region he passed through during his 24-year journey in Asia; he also g...
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The Venetian traveler and writer Marco Polo (ca. 1254-ca. 1324) left Venice for Cathay, or China, in 1271, spent 17 years in Kublai Khan's realm, and returned to Venice in 1295. His account of his tra...
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In the following essay, Herriott discusses the superiority of a fifteenth-century Polian manuscript believed to have been lost.
In 1559 the first attempt at a critical edition of Marco Polo appeare...
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In the following essay, Power discusses Polo's popular and literary reputation, arguing that his work is "a masterpiece of reporting."
I once knew a master at a famous public s...
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In the following essay, Olschki explores the influence of the poetic history of Alexander the Great on Polo's book.
Until about the middle of the thirteenth century, when the first missionar...
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In the following excerpt, Latham examines Rusticello's contribution to Polo's book and asserts that, while Polo's observations in other fields tend to be conservative, his remarks...
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In the following essay, Olschki analyzes the accuracy of Polo's observations regarding Asian religion and politics in the thirteenth century.
Marco Polo's intention of conferring upon...
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In the following excerpt, Hart examines the impact of Polo's book on the sciences of geography and cartography.
Messer Marco Polo's reputation for veracity as an author suffered great...
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In the following excerpt, Campbell discusses methods of description and narration employed by Polo, suggesting that "the being'' that Polo has given to the East in his book ...
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In the following review, the anonymous critic praises Marsden's edition of Polo's book, provides an overview of the author's life, and comments on the accuracy of the narrative.
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In the essay that follows, Marsh discusses Yule's edition of Polo's book and comments on the traveler's "reputation for veracity" as well as his collaboration with h...
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In the following excerpt, Margesson briefly comments on the influence Polo's narrative had on Christopher Columbus.
While Columbus never directly mentions Polo, his hopes and fancies and the...
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In the following excerpt, Beazley provides an overview of the surge in geographic exploration that occurred from the mid-thirteenth to the early years of the fifteenth century—providing context...
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In the following excerpt, Penzer provides a detailed analysis of the history of the Polian manuscripts.
The existence of an Elizabethan translation of the Travels of Marco Polo will probably come a...
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In the following excerpt from a lecture delivered before the British Academy, Ross gives a brief account of Polo's journey and his narrative, and introduces several new theories regarding Polo&...
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I am writing in response to the many claims I have been hearing about Marco Polo and his journey to China. I'm hearing people laugh at his stories about China and dismiss them as "folk tales." As a fe...
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Ian Somerhalder has long been fascinated with the Far East."Places call you," says the 28-year-old actor. "Usually the Virgin Islands call people. China was calling me."Which is why Somerhalder, no...
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A death in the Emirates royal family postponed the auction of the largest pearl on the world market, just hours before the bidding was to start Thursday.According to the organizers of the auction, ...
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Three Italian motorcyclists left Venice on Friday on a
20,000-kilometer trans-Eurasian journey to Hiroshima via Belarus to
campaign against radiation tragedies.
The Marco Polo Team, led by...
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A new exhibit opened at a war memorial near the Marco Polo
Bridge on Saturday, but no other official ceremonies were planned and
no anti-Japan demonstrations were visible as China marked the ...
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Sao Paulo (dpa) - Brazilian football confederation (CBF) President
Ricardo Teixeira revealed that drunkenness was one of the reasons
behind the team's failure at the Germany...
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A new edition of the Lonely Planet book on "Israel & the Palestinian Territories" can help you plan a trip to the area - and can even help you explain to others why you're going."Friends and re...
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Selected editorial excerpts from the Japanese press:
A DAY TO REMEMBER (The Japan Times, an English-language daily)
As the nation marks the 62nd anniversary of its defeat in World
War II...
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Bangkok (dpa) - Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport is
distributing sleeping pills to neighbouring residents in an effort to
lull growing complaints about noise pol...
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What Is It?Turmeric is a yellow spice that is prepared from the root of a leafy, flowering plant in the ginger family. Fresh turmeric actually looks extremely similar to ginger, with its tough brow...
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Question 1 of 10:Which order of monks was established in 1209 under the direction of a pacifist, nature-loving saint?The Benedictine
The Franciscan
The CistercianThe DominicanQuestion 2 of 10:Which...
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Polo, Marco
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