| Adventures of Telemachus, the Son of Ulysses Revised Edition Contributor(s): Fenelon, Francois de Salignac de la Moth (Author), Brack, O. M., Jr. (Editor), Smollett, Tobias George (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0820318205 ISBN-13: 9780820318202 Publisher: University of Georgia Press OUR PRICE: $119.74 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 95045479 |
| Series: Works of Tobias Smollett |
| Physical Information: 1.11" H x 6.34" W x 9.46" (1.67 lbs) 432 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Adventures of Telemachus is the first critical edition of Tobias Smollett's 1776 translation of Bishop Fénelon'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. There were more than ten English prose and poetry versions, 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. |