Master of The Arts: The Untold Story of Rustichello da Pisa - Marco Polo's Forgotten Chronicler - Couverture souple

McPhillips, Doug

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0648621413 ISBN 13 : 9780648621416

Editeur : Doug McPhillips, 2024

Synopsis

This captivating blended-genre narrative resurrects one of history's most fascinating collaborations - the unlikely partnership between Marco Polo and his prison-cell chronicler, Rustichello da Pisa.

While Marco's travels mesmerised Europe, the extraordinary life of his scribe remained untold... until now.

Weaving together verified history with imaginative reconstruction, this book reveals:

• • The 17 years Marco Polo served as Kublai Khan's diplomat
  • The brutal Venice-Genoa war that imprisoned both men
  • How Rustichello transformed Polo's oral accounts into a literary masterpiece
  • The forgotten artistic genius of "The Travels of Marco Polo" co-author
  • A profound meditation on how stories transcend their creators

Inside This Book, You'll Discover:

✔ The dramatic prison encounter that birthed history's most excellent travelogue

✔ Rustichello's journey from war prisoner to celebrated "Master of the Arts"

✔ New perspectives on Marco Polo's legendary service to Kublai Khan

✔ The price of adventure in the medieval world

✔ How divine gifts manifest through perseverance

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Doug McPhillips
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0648621413
• ISBN 13: 9780648621416
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 108
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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