Anselme Adorne, Sire de Corthuy, Pèlerin De Terre-Sainte

Coste, E. de laProject Gutenberg · United StatesMar 2023

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Word count
469K words
Chapters
47

Tags

Motivation and Growth Historical ReappraisalHoly Land JourneyTraveloguePilgrimageQuest for FaithBiographical NarrativeMedieval LifeExotic CultureNoble TravelCross-Cultural View

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Anselme Adorne, Sire de Corthuy, P鑜erin De Terre-Sainte by E. de la CosteAuthor: Coste, E. de la,Language: French, Class: D: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere, Release Date: Jan 13, 2010

Editor's review

This is a historical biographical document written in French, centered on the pilgrimage of Anselme Adorne, Sire de Corthuy, to the Holy Land; it belongs to a subject area where historical geography and travel literature overlap. Project Gutenberg's electronic edition makes this obscure document freely available, giving it primary-source value for readers studying European noble pilgrimage after the Crusades, travel routes in the eastern Mediterranean, and late medieval religious mentality. The text is in French and its narrative retains the flavor of its period; it is suitable as supplementary material for specialized study rather than as popular history. Readers are advised to combine it with maps and background knowledge of medieval pilgrimage history in order to fully understand the place names, figures, and religious rites involved.

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Reading tips

  1. First consult background material on Anselme Adorne and Burgundian noble pilgrimage, then proceed to the main text.
  2. Read with historical maps of the eastern Mediterranean, marking the place names and routes that appear in the book.
  3. Read this book alongside contemporary pilgrimage travelogues to compare narrative perspectives and religious experiences.

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FAQ

Is this book in Chinese or French? The main text is in French, released electronically by Project Gutenberg as a public-domain historical document; no Chinese translation is included with the book, so readers need French reading ability.
What background knowledge is needed before reading? It is advisable to understand the pilgrimage tradition of late medieval European nobles, the geography of Jerusalem and the eastern Mediterranean, and to be familiar with basic French historical-document vocabulary; this makes it easier to grasp the significance of the figures and the itinerary.
Is it suitable as a general history reader? Not very suitable. This book is an account of one specific person's pilgrimage; its length and format lean toward a specialized document and it lacks a general-history framework and annotations, so it is better used as supplementary material for a specific research topic.

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About the author

Coste, E. de la Author

E. de la Coste is an author about whom very little is publicly known: neither nationality, dates of birth and death, nor an English form of the name can be confirmed, and only one work by this author is held in the collection. That representative work is Anselme Adorne, Sire de Corthuy, Pèlerin De Terre-Sainte, whose title indicates a narrative centered on the pilgrimage of Anselme Adorne, Lord of Corthuy, to the Holy Land. Within the existing classification the book is placed under inspirational and personal-growth writing, suggesting that it focuses on the sights, beliefs, and inner journey of the pilgrimage, using a historical figure's travels to convey themes of perseverance and spiritual seeking. Given the limited public information, the author's other writings and personal background cannot be described in detail; readers interested in medieval pilgrimage narratives and travel-centered historical figures may find this book a useful entry point to the subject.