Samuel Purchas’s travel book Purchas, His Pilgrimage
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Samuel Purchas’s travel book *Purchas, His Pilgrimage* is an early 17th-century compilation of global travel narratives and religious observations that helped shape English perceptions of distant lands and cultures.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Samuel Purchas acted as editor and compiler | 1 |
| Samuel Purchas’s travel book Purchas, His Pilgrimage canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Samuel Purchas’s travel book Purchas, His Pilgrimage Context triple: [Kubla Khan, inspiredBy, Samuel Purchas’s travel book Purchas, His Pilgrimage]
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A.
Tales of a Traveller
Tales of a Traveller is a collection of short stories by Washington Irving that blends romanticism, humor, and the supernatural in a series of travel-themed tales.
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B.
Their Pilgrimage
"Their Pilgrimage" is a late-19th-century travel novel by American author Charles Dudley Warner that satirically portrays fashionable society through the journeys of two young protagonists.
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C.
Strange Pilgrims
Strange Pilgrims is a collection of twelve short stories by Gabriel García Márquez that explore themes of exile, dislocation, and the surreal experiences of Latin Americans in Europe.
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D.
The Diary of Samuel Pepys
The Diary of Samuel Pepys is a famous 17th-century personal journal that offers an intimate, day-by-day account of London life, politics, and major events such as the Great Plague and the Great Fire.
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E.
Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus
Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus is a 19th-century biographical and historical work that narrates the explorations and legacy of Christopher Columbus in a romanticized literary style.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel Purchas’s travel book Purchas, His Pilgrimage Target entity description: Samuel Purchas’s travel book *Purchas, His Pilgrimage* is an early 17th-century compilation of global travel narratives and religious observations that helped shape English perceptions of distant lands and cultures.
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A.
Tales of a Traveller
Tales of a Traveller is a collection of short stories by Washington Irving that blends romanticism, humor, and the supernatural in a series of travel-themed tales.
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B.
Their Pilgrimage
"Their Pilgrimage" is a late-19th-century travel novel by American author Charles Dudley Warner that satirically portrays fashionable society through the journeys of two young protagonists.
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C.
Strange Pilgrims
Strange Pilgrims is a collection of twelve short stories by Gabriel García Márquez that explore themes of exile, dislocation, and the surreal experiences of Latin Americans in Europe.
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D.
The Diary of Samuel Pepys
The Diary of Samuel Pepys is a famous 17th-century personal journal that offers an intimate, day-by-day account of London life, politics, and major events such as the Great Plague and the Great Fire.
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E.
Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus
Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus is a 19th-century biographical and historical work that narrates the explorations and legacy of Christopher Columbus in a romanticized literary style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
compilation of travel narratives
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early modern English prose work ⓘ travel book ⓘ |
| aim |
to present a Christian interpretation of global diversity
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to survey the religions of the world ⓘ |
| audience |
clergy and scholars concerned with comparative religion
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literate English readers interested in travel ⓘ |
| author | Samuel Purchas ⓘ |
| compilerRole | Samuel Purchas acted as editor and compiler ⓘ |
| contains |
apologetic arguments for Christianity
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moral reflections on travel reports ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1613 ⓘ |
| focus |
English perceptions of distant lands
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non-European cultures ⓘ |
| format | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
religious commentary
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travel literature ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
age of exploration
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early Stuart England ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to English knowledge of world geography
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shaped early modern English ethnographic imagination ⓘ |
| includes |
accounts of voyages to Africa
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accounts of voyages to Asia ⓘ accounts of voyages to the Americas ⓘ accounts of voyages to the Middle East ⓘ descriptions of indigenous peoples ⓘ descriptions of religious rites and ceremonies ⓘ |
| influenced |
English understanding of non-Christian religions
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English views of global exploration ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| period | early modern period ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Purchas his Pilgrimes ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | Protestant ⓘ |
| subject |
ethnography
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geography ⓘ global travel narratives ⓘ religious customs ⓘ world religions ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation |
Anglican
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linked to:
Anglicanism (broadly)
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| usedSources |
earlier travel books
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missionary accounts ⓘ travelers’ reports ⓘ |
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Subject: Samuel Purchas’s travel book Purchas, His Pilgrimage Description of subject: Samuel Purchas’s travel book *Purchas, His Pilgrimage* is an early 17th-century compilation of global travel narratives and religious observations that helped shape English perceptions of distant lands and cultures.
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subject linked to:
Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem "Kubla Khan" (Xanadu)
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Samuel Purchas’s travel book Purchas, His Pilgrimage
linked to: Samuel Purchas’s travel book Purchas, His Pilgrimage