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出版社: Everyman's Library
2008-10
ISBN: 9781841593135
定价: 156.70
装帧: 精装
开本: 其他
纸张: 胶版纸
页数: 600页
正文语种: 英语
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  • MarcoPolosetoffonhistravelsfromVeniceasayoungmanin1271,andreturnedhomein1295afterspending24yearsaway,17oftheminChina.Heisoneofthefewearlyadventurerswhosenamenearlyeveryoneknows.Hisbookwasoneofthebest-lovedworksoftheMiddleAges,andhasremainedpopulareversince.AtatimewhenChinaisagainassumingglobalimportance,hisaccountofChinaundertheMongolemperorKhubilaiKhan-thedazzlinglysplendidcapitalinBeijing,thegreatsouthernmetropolisofHangzhou-isaclassicreminderoftheantiquityofChinesepowerandcivilization.MarcoPoloalsoportrayscountriesandcitiesallalongthetraderoutefromtheMediterraneantoMongolia.HeremindsusthatIraq'spresentsufferingisnotuniquebyrelatingthestoryoftheattackonBaghdadbyMongolforcesin1258.HeconveysthedauntingprospectofthedesertsofcentralAsiaandthedistantcharmsofYunnan.AndheremindsusofthehugemerchantshipsdominatingChina'stradewithforeigncountries,shipsthatfaroutstrippedtheirEuropeancounterparts.HeevenwritesaboutJapan,thefirstEuropeantodoso.Hisbookwasoftenthoughtofasabookofmarvels,butoneofitsstrikingfeaturestoacontemporaryreaderisitsclarity,realismandtolerance.Asthisneweditionshows,hesometimesexaggerates,buthisreputationformakingthingsupisquiteunfair,asColinThubronmakesclearinhisintroduction.TheoriginalmanuscriptofMarcoPolo'sbookislost,andinthemanylaterversionsnamesandotherdetailshavebecomesogarbledthatithasbeensaidthathisitinerariesareimpossibletofollow.Thisnew"Everyman"editionshowsthisneednotbeso.Itexplainsclearlyallthereferencesinthebook,andshowsindetailwithnewmapstheroutesdescribedfromVenicetoBeijing,fromBeijingtoBurma,andfromBeijingtosouth-eastChina.Italsoprovidesanup-to-datehistoryofthebookandthecontroversiessurroundingit. PeterHarrisisSeniorFellowoftheAsianStudiesInstituteatVictoriaUniversityofWellington,NewZealand.HeisthetranslatorandeditorofZhouDaguan's'ARecordofCambodia'andhaseditedZenPoemsintheEveryman'sLibraryPocketPoetsseries.ColinThubronisthefinesttravelwritercurrentlywritinginEnglish.HisBehindtheWall(1988)wonboththeHawthorndenPrizeandThomasCookTravelBookAward.HismostrecentbookShadowoftheSilkRoad(2006)isanaccountofhisepic7,000-milejourneyrevisitingtheterrainofhisBehindtheWallandTheLostHeartofAsia.
  • 内容简介:
    MarcoPolosetoffonhistravelsfromVeniceasayoungmanin1271,andreturnedhomein1295afterspending24yearsaway,17oftheminChina.Heisoneofthefewearlyadventurerswhosenamenearlyeveryoneknows.Hisbookwasoneofthebest-lovedworksoftheMiddleAges,andhasremainedpopulareversince.AtatimewhenChinaisagainassumingglobalimportance,hisaccountofChinaundertheMongolemperorKhubilaiKhan-thedazzlinglysplendidcapitalinBeijing,thegreatsouthernmetropolisofHangzhou-isaclassicreminderoftheantiquityofChinesepowerandcivilization.MarcoPoloalsoportrayscountriesandcitiesallalongthetraderoutefromtheMediterraneantoMongolia.HeremindsusthatIraq'spresentsufferingisnotuniquebyrelatingthestoryoftheattackonBaghdadbyMongolforcesin1258.HeconveysthedauntingprospectofthedesertsofcentralAsiaandthedistantcharmsofYunnan.AndheremindsusofthehugemerchantshipsdominatingChina'stradewithforeigncountries,shipsthatfaroutstrippedtheirEuropeancounterparts.HeevenwritesaboutJapan,thefirstEuropeantodoso.Hisbookwasoftenthoughtofasabookofmarvels,butoneofitsstrikingfeaturestoacontemporaryreaderisitsclarity,realismandtolerance.Asthisneweditionshows,hesometimesexaggerates,buthisreputationformakingthingsupisquiteunfair,asColinThubronmakesclearinhisintroduction.TheoriginalmanuscriptofMarcoPolo'sbookislost,andinthemanylaterversionsnamesandotherdetailshavebecomesogarbledthatithasbeensaidthathisitinerariesareimpossibletofollow.Thisnew"Everyman"editionshowsthisneednotbeso.Itexplainsclearlyallthereferencesinthebook,andshowsindetailwithnewmapstheroutesdescribedfromVenicetoBeijing,fromBeijingtoBurma,andfromBeijingtosouth-eastChina.Italsoprovidesanup-to-datehistoryofthebookandthecontroversiessurroundingit.
  • 作者简介:
    PeterHarrisisSeniorFellowoftheAsianStudiesInstituteatVictoriaUniversityofWellington,NewZealand.HeisthetranslatorandeditorofZhouDaguan's'ARecordofCambodia'andhaseditedZenPoemsintheEveryman'sLibraryPocketPoetsseries.ColinThubronisthefinesttravelwritercurrentlywritinginEnglish.HisBehindtheWall(1988)wonboththeHawthorndenPrizeandThomasCookTravelBookAward.HismostrecentbookShadowoftheSilkRoad(2006)isanaccountofhisepic7,000-milejourneyrevisitingtheterrainofhisBehindtheWallandTheLostHeartofAsia.
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