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Marco Polo´s Le Devisement du Monde: Narrative Voice, Language and Diversity
Simon Gaunt
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Description for Marco Polo´s Le Devisement du Monde: Narrative Voice, Language and Diversity
Hardback. The first book in English to examine one of the most important and influential texts from a literary perspective. Series: Gallica. Num Pages: 214 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
The first book in English to examine one of the most important and influential texts from a literary perspective. Le Devisement du Monde (1298), better though inaccurately known in English as Marco Polo's Travels, is one of only a handful of medieval texts that remain iconic today for European cultural history, and Marco Polo is one of only a handful of medieval writers who still enjoys instant name-recognition. Yet there is little awareness of the Devisement's complex history and development. This book examines the text from a fresh, literary viewpoint, drawing upon a range of different disciplines and ... Read more
The first book in English to examine one of the most important and influential texts from a literary perspective. Le Devisement du Monde (1298), better though inaccurately known in English as Marco Polo's Travels, is one of only a handful of medieval texts that remain iconic today for European cultural history, and Marco Polo is one of only a handful of medieval writers who still enjoys instant name-recognition. Yet there is little awareness of the Devisement's complex history and development. This book examines the text from a fresh, literary viewpoint, drawing upon a range of different disciplines and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
Number of Pages
212
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843843528
SKU
V9781843843528
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Reviews for Marco Polo´s Le Devisement du Monde: Narrative Voice, Language and Diversity
In this ground-clearing study, Gaunt cuts through thickets of scholarship, much of it obfuscatory, to bring us a fresh vision. ... Its insights make it indispensable to any future study of Marco Polo.
MEDIEVAL REVIEW
Simon Gaunt's scholarship in this book is, in a word closely associated with his subject, a marvel. Astute and entertaining [his book] thoroughly ... Read more
MEDIEVAL REVIEW
Simon Gaunt's scholarship in this book is, in a word closely associated with his subject, a marvel. Astute and entertaining [his book] thoroughly ... Read more