'Another island in the Great Ocean has many sinful and malevolent women, who have precious gems in their eyes.' In his Book of Marvels and Travels, Sir John Mandeville describes a journey from Europe to Jerusalem and on into Asia, and the many wonderful and monstrous peoples and practices in the East. He tells us about the Sultan in Cairo, the Great Khan in China, and the mythical Christian prince Prester John. There are giants and pygmies, cannibals and Amazons, headless humans and people with a single foot so huge it can shield them from the sun . Forceful and opinionated, the narrator is by turns bossy, learned, playful, and moralizing, with an endless curiosity about different cultures. Written in the fourteenth century, the Book is a captivating blend of fact and fantasy, an extraordinary travel narrative that offers some revealing and unexpected attitudes towards other races and religions. It was immensely popular, and numbered among its readers Chaucer, Columbus, and Thomas More. Anthony Bale's new translation emphasizes the book's readability, and his introduction and notes bring us closer to Mandeville's medieval worldview. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
0 有用 石独步∆ 2013-03-20 00:31:31
Mandeville 肯定在以乱写为乐。然后其实之前写过的坑爹的旅途见闻以为没写 结果又在重复写。。印度有什么平面脸怪 无脸怪什么,矮油〜叫兽你最萌了。。中世纪的读者吓也吓死了。。啧〜
0 有用 无莓 2022-03-31 22:11:38
记住一些古怪中世纪trivia
0 有用 xixi 2022-12-30 20:36:08 天津
补标一些上课时读的书
0 有用 等灯凳噔 2021-03-10 20:43:40
纪念一下为了上课一本正经地研究了这么久的胡说八道 :)
0 有用 nina 2018-10-21 03:07:59
应该是最有名的中世纪文学了,虽然作者的可信度很低,但从中还是能反应很多那个时代英国人们的信仰,偏见,自我认知。这个版本读起来不会很费力,不过可能需要一些对基督教和欧洲中世纪历史的了解。
0 有用 xixi 2022-12-30 20:36:08 天津
补标一些上课时读的书
0 有用 无莓 2022-03-31 22:11:38
记住一些古怪中世纪trivia
0 有用 等灯凳噔 2021-03-10 20:43:40
纪念一下为了上课一本正经地研究了这么久的胡说八道 :)
0 有用 SelinaZhou 2019-02-01 09:40:49
应该是最有名的中世纪文学了,虽然作者的可信度很低,但从中还是能反应很多那个时代英国人们的信仰,偏见,自我认知。这个版本读起来不会很费力,不过可能需要一些对基督教和欧洲中世纪历史的了解。
0 有用 nina 2018-10-21 03:07:59
应该是最有名的中世纪文学了,虽然作者的可信度很低,但从中还是能反应很多那个时代英国人们的信仰,偏见,自我认知。这个版本读起来不会很费力,不过可能需要一些对基督教和欧洲中世纪历史的了解。