الجزائر في مذكرات الأسرى الأوروبيين: قراءة في نماذج

Abstract EN

During the Ottoman existence, Algeria attracted the attention of many European countries.

Algeria’s historic status has attracted thousands of European travellers-of different nationalities and specialities-who have contributed to the documentation of many events and produced a significant amount of literature, memoirs and memoirs that have contributed to the social, political, economic and religious representation of the Algerian reality.

it should be noted that the Algerian domination of Mediterranean basin has led it to wage many wars and battles with various European countries-which have not accept the reality of Algerian hegemony-and have thus succeeded in capturing hundreds of Europeans.

therefore, this article aims to recognize the importance of the writings and memoirs of European captives to represent the image of Algeria through the events, the adventures and the different scenes of Algeria.

the memoirs of European captives, as well as various European travel texts, provided an integrated picture of Algeria during Ottoman existence.

to highlight different aspects of life: political, social, religious, cultural...

from a western European perspective.