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 Biography of Marco Polo
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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 travels is one of the most important travel documents eve...
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 The Travels of Marco Polo Summary
5,760 words, approx. 19 pages The Travels of Marco Polo by Marco Polo Born in 1254 in Venice, Italy, Marco Polo was the son of a prosperous merchant family. At the age of 17, young Marco accompanied his father, Nicolo, and his uncle, Maffeo, on a three-year journey to China that... summary from source:
 The Travels of Marco Polo Information
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<i>The Travels of Marco Polo</i> is the usual English title of Marco Polo's travel book, nicknamed <i>Il Milione</i> (<i>The Million</i>, see below) or <i>Le Livre des Merveilles</i> (The Book of Wonders). It was a very famous book in the 13th century...
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 AP News `Lost' star travels east in `Marco Polo'
5/21/2007: 742 words, approx. 3 pagesIan 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, not seen on TV since his fateful end in the first season of "Lost," took the...
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 Critical Essay by Thomas Wright
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In Wright's 1854 introduction to his revision of William Marsden's translation of The Travels of Marco Polo, Wright offers an overview of Polo's travels and discusses the history of Polo's manuscript.
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Critical Essay by Richard D. Mallery
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In the following excerpt, Mallery discusses the appeal of Polo's The Book of Marco Polo in the context of the travel narrative genre.
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Critical Review by Henry Rawlinson
1,553 words, approx. 5 pages
In the following excerpt, Rawlinson praises Yule's translation of Polo's book, noting that he blends several earlier texts in his edition in order to best present "what the author said, or would have desired to say."
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