Rustichello da Pisa

Rustichello da Pisa
Born13th century
Pisa, Republic of Pisa
Pen nameRusticiano
LanguageFranco-Italian
GenreRomance
Years activeLate 13th century
Notable worksThe Travels of Marco Polo

Rustichello da Pisa, also known as Rusticiano (fl. late 13th century), was an Italian romance writer in Franco-Italian language. He is best known for co-writing Marco Polo's autobiography, The Travels of Marco Polo, while they were in prison together in Genoa. Earlier, he wrote the Roman de Roi Artus (Romance of King Arthur), also known as the Compilation, the earliest known Arthurian romance by an Italian author.


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