The Travels of Sir John Mandeville

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Ostensibly written by an English knight, the Travels purport to relate his experiences in the Holy Land, Egypt, India and China. Mandeville claims to have served in the Great Khan's army, and to have travelled in 'the lands beyond' - countries populated by dog-headed men, cannibals, Amazons and Pygmies. Although Marco Polo's slightly earlier narrative ultimately proved more factually accurate, Mandeville's was widely known, used by Columbus, Leonardo da Vinci and Martin Frobisher, and inspiring writers as diverse as Swift, Defoe and Coleridge. This intriguing blend of fact, exaggeration and absurdity offers both fascinating insight into and subtle criticism of fourteenth-century conceptions of the world.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Empfohlen (von):	18
Erscheinungsjahr:	2005
Produktart:	Reiseberichte
Region:	Naher Osten
Rubrik:	Reisen
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13:	9780141441436
ISBN-10:	0141441437
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Mandeville, John
Übersetzung:	Moseley, Charles
Hersteller:	Penguin Books Ltd
Maße:	198 x 128 x 18 mm
Von/Mit:	John Mandeville
Erscheinungsdatum:	31.03.2005
Gewicht:	0,172 kg

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