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Author : Jean Marteilhe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Galley slaves
ISBN : PSU:000067256426
Author : Jean Marteilhe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Huguenots
ISBN : OCLC:17243013
Author : Jean Marteilhe
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783468683
This remarkable memoir tells of the miseries of Jean Marteilhe of Bergerac, a Protestant condemned to the Galleys of France for his Religion, who, after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685, attempted, like so many French Huguenots, to escape to the more sympathetic Protestant countries bordering France. In 1700, heading through the Ardennes towards Charleroi, he was captured by French Dragoons and thrown into gaol.In 1707 he then found himself, like so many Huguenots, condemned to serve in the French Mediterranean galleys. Little is known of life as a galley slave on these oared vessels. Certainly no accounts have come down to us from ancient Greece or Rome, though a little is known from the time of the Crusades. So Marteilhes racy account represents the only authentic record of the miseries of a galley slave who experienced all the horrors of whips and chains and the dreaded bastinado—foot whipping.For six years he pulled his oar, often seeing friends and co-religionists lashed—sometimes to death—under the whips of the overseers. He himself sustained almost fatal injuries in a bloody engagement with the British off the mouth of the Thames before being released under a general amnesty in 1713.Galley Slave brings vividly to life the sufferings and conditions on the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century galleys and is a unique and unforgettable account.
Author : Antonio Andrea Arrighi
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0331828766
Excerpt from The Story of Antonio, the Galley-Slave: A Romance of Real Life, in Three Parts This book has the appearance of a novel, yet is no fiction but a romance of real life. The events narrated in a somewhat dramatical manner were actual experiences of the narrator. It is perhaps the only book extant which gives autobiographically a correct idea of the life of a galley slave, with its untold sufferings and horrors. As here described they are not drawn from imagination, but are vivid recollections of almost infernal realities. The whole story forms a chain of extraordinary happenings. It is the veritable record of the life of a valiant young soldier who served as a drummer boy in Garibaldi's heroic struggle for Italian liberty in 1849, and who, after many sufferings and re markable deliverances, escaped to free America. Here he found friends, a Saviour, and his life work. Returning to Italy, he preached the gospel of peace for nine years in Florence, and since then for thirty years he has been a very successful pastor among his countrymen in New York. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Antonio Andrea Arrighi
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1020952261
This autobiographical account tells the story of Antonio Andrea Arrighi, who was a galley slave in the late 16th century. Arrighi was an Italian sailor who was captured by Algerian pirates and spent several years as a slave rowing on a galley. His account provides a firsthand glimpse into the life of a galley slave and the politics and economics of piracy in the Mediterranean. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Antonio Andrea Arrighi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1911
Category : Autobiography
ISBN : COLUMBIA:CR61099228
Author : Cedric Chivers,Armistead Cay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : English literature
ISBN : UOM:39015033702757
A record of the publications of the year arranged in a numerical sequence, with full details of the books, and two indexes: (1) Subjects and titles. (2) Authors.
Author : George Herbert Ely,Charles James L'Estrange
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547191100
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "A Gentleman-at-arms: Being passages in the life of Sir Christopher Rudd, Knight" by George Herbert Ely, Charles James L'Estrange. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Electronic
ISBN : PRNC:32101064463175
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 750 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11516775
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 864 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Bibliography
ISBN : NYPL:33433000085385
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 872 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Bibliography
ISBN : UOM:39015084434557
Author : T. Smollett
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-22
Category : Travel
ISBN : EAN:4057664640949
'Travels Through France and Italy' is a travelog by Tobias Smollet chronicling his journey across France and Italy after the tragic loss of his daughter. Smollett's keen observation, wit, and critical eye make for an entertaining read, as he describes in detail the natural phenomena, history, social life, economics, diet, and morals of the places he visited. His lively curiosity and quick eye enable him to foresee the potential of Cannes as a health resort and the possibilities of the Corniche road. However, Smollett's acerbic style often leads to quarrels with innkeepers, postilions, fellow travelers, and even entire cultures, as he holds many foreigners in contempt and derides many French and Italian customs. A classic work of travel literature, Smollett's 'Travels Through France and Italy' provides a fascinating glimpse into the past and a rich account of his adventures.
Author : Gene A. Plunka
Publisher : Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0838634613
"In this book, Gene A. Plunka argues that the most important single element that solidifies all of Genet's work is the concept of metamorphosis. Genet's plays and prose demonstrate the transition from game playing to the establishment of one's identity through a state of risk taking that develops from solitude. However, risk taking per se is not as important as the rite of passage. Anthropologist Victor Turner's work in ethnography is used as a focal point for the examination of rites of passage in Genet's dramas." "Rejecting society, Genet has allied himself with peripheral groups, marginal men, and outcasts--scapegoats who lack power in society. Much of their effort is spent in revolt or direct opposition in mainstream society that sees them as objects to be abused. As an outcast or marginal man, Genet solved his problem of identity through artistic creation and metamorphosis. Likewise, Genet's protagonists are outcasts searching for positive value in a society over which they have no control; they always appear to be the victims or scapegoats. As outcasts, Genet's protagonists establish their identities by first willing their actions and being proud to do so." "Unfortunately, man's sense of Being is constantly undermined by society and the way individuals react to roles, norms, and values. Roles are the products of carefully defined and codified years of positively sanctioned institutional behavior. According to Genet, role playing limits individual freedom, stifles creativity, and impedes differentiation. Genet equates role playing with stagnant bourgeois society that imitates rather than invents; the latter is a word Genet often uses to urge his protagonists into a state of productive metamorphosis. Imitation versus invention is the underlying dialectic between bourgeois society and outcasts that is omnipresent in virtually all of Genet's works." "Faced with rejection, poverty, oppression, and degradation, Genet's outcasts often escape their horrible predicaments by living in a world of illusion that consists of ceremony, game playing, narcissism, sexual and secret rites, or political charades. Like children, Genet's ostracized individuals play games to imitate a world that they can not enter. Essentially, the play acting becomes catharsis for an oppressed group that is otherwise confined to the lower stratum of society." "Role players and outcasts who try to find an identity through cathartic game playing never realize their potential in Genet's world. Instead, Genet is interested in outcasts who immerse themselves in solitude and create their own sense of dignity free from external control. Most important, these isolated individuals may initially play games, yet they ultimately experience metamorphosis from a world of rites, charades, and rituals to a type of "sainthood" where dignity and nobility reign. The apotheosis is achieved through a distinct act of conscious revolt designed to condemn the risk taker to a degraded life of solitude totally distinct from society's norms and values." --Book Jacket.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 742 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1866
Category : Bibliography, National
ISBN : NYPL:33433069139495
