Coryat'S Crudities - Coryate, Thomas

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Résumé :
Part jesting travel journal, part earnest eyewitness record, Coryat's Crudities opens a rare window onto Europe at the dawn of the seventeenth century. Wandering on foot through France, Savoy, Italy, the Grisons, Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands, Thomas Coryate records what he sees with unabashed curiosity, sharp wit and a distinctly early modern England perspective. Every page brims with curiosity. From bustling cities and princely courts to inns, churches and roadside encounters, this classic European travel narrative captures social life in Europe in vivid, often comic detail, making it an engaging read even for modern travellers. As an early modern travelogue first printed in 1611, Coryat's Crudities stands at the crossroads of Renaissance cultural observations and emerging seventeenth century travel writing. Packed with digressions, antiquarian notes and personal asides, it offers a primary source for historians and an inviting companion for Renaissance history students exploring 17th century European travel and Grand Tour Europe history before the term existed. Long recognised alongside Richard Hakluyt travel narratives as a foundation of English travel prose and cherished in the age of Samuel Pepys era literature, it appeals equally to curious general readers, armchair travellers and serious collectors of early texts. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike....

Sommaire:
Coryat'S Crudities : Hastily Gobled Up In Five Months Travells In France, Savoy, Italy, Rhetia Commonly Called The Grisons Country, Helvetia Alias Switzerland, Some Parts Of High Germany And The Netherlands : Newly Digested In The Hungry Aire Of Odcombe In The County Of Somerset, And Now Dispersed To The Nourishment Of The Travelling Members Of This Kingdome (Volume I) has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature....