The adventures of Telemachus, son of Ulysses
by François de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon
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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
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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
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The adventures of Telemachus, son of Ulysses
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The adventures of Telemachus, the son of Ulysses.: Translated from the French by John Hawkeswort
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Edition Notes
LC copy has inscription: Wm. Holbrook's ... 1808.
Evans 30414, 32126
Vol. 2 has variant publisher statement: Printed for & published by David Longworth.
Evans gives imprint date as 1796-1797; but some plates in v. 1 dated 1797.
Vol. 1: 39, [6], 44-357, [1] p., [9] leaves of plates; v. 2: 318, [1] p., [5] leaves of plates.
Title pages are engraved.
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