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Aventures de Télémaque

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  • 1699 first published
  • 420 pages
  • ★ 3.4 (14 ratings)
  • 102 editions
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François de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon's Aventures de Télémaque (1699) is a historical fantasy and mythic fiction novel. The story is set in Greece. Characters include G. Gregory (1754-1808) and John Hawkesworth (1715?-1773). It deals with princes, education of princes, conduct of life and Courtesy.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.4 out of 5 from 14 ratings, and 24 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 102 editions across 5 languages.

It runs to roughly 420 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Aventures de Télémaque

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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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Characters

  • G. Gregory (1754-1808)
  • John Hawkesworth (1715?-1773)

Subjects

  • 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
  • Historical fantasy
  • Action & adventure
  • Classical Armenian language
  • Texts
  • French imprints

Quick answers

Who wrote Aventures de Télémaque?

Aventures de Télémaque was written by François de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon and first published in 1699.

What genre is Aventures de Télémaque?

It is usually shelved as Historical Fantasy, Myth & Legend Fiction, Adventure and Victorian Science Fiction.

How long is Aventures de Télémaque?

The median edition has 420 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Aventures de Télémaque?

Readers who like it often enjoy A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, The World's Desire and The king of the Golden River; or, The black brothers.

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