Did Marco Polo Go to China? - Hardcover

Wood, Frances

3.19

67 ratings by Goodreads

9780436201660: Did Marco Polo Go to China?

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0436201666 ISBN 13: 9780436201660

Publisher: Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd, 1995

View all copies of this ISBN edition:

Marco Polo's book "The Description of the World" is one of the classics of medieval literature, describing his epic journey to China and subsequent return to Italy. He has become a cultural icon bridging East and West, his name known by adults and children alike. Frances Wood's fascinating piece of historical detective work, marking the 700th anniversary of Polo's journey, questions whether the explorer ever reached the country he so vividly described. Why, within his romantic and detailed account, is there no mention of such fundamental aspects of Chinese life as tea or foot-binding, or even the Great Wall? Did Polo really bring noodles and ice-cream back to Italy? And why is there no record of the Polo family in China itself?

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author:

Frances Wood is head of the Chinese Department at the British Library and author of A Companion to China and The Blue Guide to China, among many other scholarly works.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.