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The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci

The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci

BiographyBiography & Memoir
Pages
350
Published
1984
Language
English

Synopsis

Jonathan Spence's "The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci" explores the life of the 16th-century Jesuit missionary in China. It examines his cultural and historical impact, offering a look into a unique period of East-West interaction. Discover the world through the eyes of a man who bridged two vastly different cultures.

Prose complexity
7/10

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InformativeReflectiveThought-ProvokingIntellectual

Genres

Biography Biography & Memoir History Memoir

About the author

J
Jonathan D. Spence

Jonathan Dermot Spence is an English-born American historian, sinologist, and writer specialising in Chinese history. He was Sterling Professor of History at Yale University from 1993 to 2008. His most widely read book is The Search for Modern China, a survey of the last several hundred years of Chinese history based on his popular course at Yale. A prolific author, reviewer, and essayist, he has published more than a dozen books on China. He retired from Yale in 2008. Source: https://en.wik...