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The Adventures of Telemachus is the first critical edition of Tobias Smollett's 1776 translation of Bishop Fenelon's 1699 "mirror for princes," written especially for Duc de Burgogne, heir presumptive to Louis XIV.
Both in its original French and its many translations, The Adventures of Telemachus was one of the most popular and revered works of the eighteenth century. During that time, more than ten English prose and poetry versions appeared, including this masterful prose translation by Smollett. Known for his novels Roderick Random and The Expedition of Humphry Clinker, Smollett was also a gifted translator. The Adventures of Telemachus was his final translation, and is one of the finest versions of the work.
Long a disputed title in the Smollett canon, it is fully restored to his credit by Leslie A. Chilton.
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Fiction, Telemachus (Greek mythology), Princes, Education of princes, Conduct of life, Courtesy, Fore-edge painting, Telemachus (Greek mythology) in literature, Specimens, Utopias, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Greece, fiction, Fiction, general, Fiction, fantasy, historical, Fiction, action & adventure, Classical Armenian language, Texts, French imprints, Criticism and interpretation, Textual Criticism, BiographiePeople
François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon (1651-1715), G. Gregory (1754-1808), John Hawkesworth (1715?-1773)Places
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Les aventures de Télémaque, fils d'Ulysse
1839, Haswell, Barrington & Haswell, A. Towar
in French
- Nouv. éd., avec la signification des mots les plus difficiles en anglais au bas de chaque page. A laquelle on a ajouté, un petit dictionnaire, mythologique et géographique, pour faciliter l'intelligence de cet ouvrage. D'aprés l'édition de Mr. Charles Le Brun. Le tout soigneusement rev. et cor. sur l'édition stéréotype de Diot à Paris.
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Les aventures de Télémaque, fils dUlysse: avec la signification des mots les plus difficiles en anglais au bas de chaque page ; a laquelle on a ajoute, un petit dictionnaire mythologigue et geógraphique pour faciliter l'intelligence de cet ouvrage
1833, Hogan & Thompson, D.M. Hogan
in French
- Nouv. éd. / Le tout soigneusement rev. et cor. sur ledition stéréotype de Didot à Paris.
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The adventures of Telemachus, the son of Ulysses.: Translated from the French by John Hawkeswort
1794, Printed for C. Cooke
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