Travels in Southern Europe and the Levant, 1810-1817

Cockerell, C. R. (Charles Robert), 1788-1863Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 3.6
Word count
395K words
Chapters
40

Tags

English Originals Travel Human GeographyGeography Science19th CenturyExotic CultureSocial ObservationCross-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.Travels in Southern Europe and the Levant, 1810-1817 by C. R. CockerellAuthor: Cockerell, C. R. (Charles Robert), 1788-1863,Language: English, Class: D: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere, Release Date: Nov 29, 2017

Editor's review

This is an English travel book valuable both as travel observation and as a historical record; the author, an architect, observes the ancient ruins, architectural details, and local life of Southern Europe and the Levant in considerable detail. The book covers a long span of time, and through its perspective readers can learn about the human geography and travel conditions of the eastern Mediterranean in the early nineteenth century. As a public-domain eBook, it is better suited to research reference or thematic reading than to leisure reading for plot. Readers are advised to use maps and historical background and to pay attention to the author's descriptions of buildings and ruins, which often contain more information than the narrative itself. Overall, the book suits readers interested in travel literature, architectural history, and modern Mediterranean studies for slow, selective reading.

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Reading tips

  1. Read the table of contents and preface first, then select chapters related to your research or interests.
  2. Prepare a map of the eastern Mediterranean and look up place names and routes as you read.
  3. When encountering architectural terms, skip them first and return to the details after finishing the whole passage.
  4. Read slowly at a pace of one or two chapters a day, taking notes on information about ruins.

About the publisher

Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

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Contents

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FAQ

Is this book a novel or a travelogue? It is a travelogue recording the author's observations in Southern Europe and the Levant, with emphasis on geography, architecture, and local life. It is not a fictional novel, and reading expectations should focus on documentary observation.
Can I read it if my English is not good? The original is in English and contains many place names and architectural terms, so readers with weak English will find it difficult. A dictionary and maps can help, or you can first read related background material in Chinese and then try selected passages.
Is it suitable as research material? It can serve as supplementary material for research on early nineteenth-century travel and architectural observation in the eastern Mediterranean, but it is a personal record of observations; it should be used alongside other historical sources and not as the sole basis.

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About the author

Cockerell, C. R. (Charles Robert), 1788-1863 Author

Charles Robert Cockerell (1788–1863) is the author of Travels in Southern Europe and the Levant, 1810–1817. Public information about his life is limited: his nationality, education and career are not specified in the available records, and this single work is the only one confirmed to be associated with him. Judging from the title and the period it covers, the book records the author's travels in southern Europe and the Levant, the eastern Mediterranean region, in the early nineteenth century, and belongs to the tradition of modern European travel writing and regional observation. Works of this kind usually follow an itinerary and combine notes on local customs, social conditions and ancient monuments, offering some reference value for understanding the Mediterranean world of that time. Cockerell is known to readers today mainly through this travel account.