{"product_id":"the-adventures-of-telemachus-the-son-of-ulysses-paperback","title":"The Adventures of Telemachus, the Son of Ulysses - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrançois de Saligna de la Mothe Fénelon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLeslie a. Chilton\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eO. M. Brack\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Telemachus\u003c\/i\u003e is the first critical edition of Tobias Smollett's 1776 translation of Bishop F nelon's 1699 \"mirror for princes,\" written especially for Duc de Burgogne, heir presumptive to Louis XIV. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth in its original French and its many translations, \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Telemachus\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eRoderick Random\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Expedition of Humphry Clinker\u003c\/i\u003e, Smollett was also a gifted translator. \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Telemachus\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eO M Brack Jr. (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e O M BRACK, JR., a professor of English literature emeritus at Arizona State University, is coauthor of \u003ci\u003eSamuel Johnson's Early Biographers\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe Early Biographies of Samuel Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e. He has edited volumes of the \u003ci\u003eWorks of Samuel Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e published by Yale and is textual editor for the Georgia series the Works of Tobias Smollett. Brack is the curator of the 2009 Johnson tercentenary exhibition at the Huntington Library. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeslie A. Chilton (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e LESLIE A. CHILTON is a faculty associate in English at Arizona State University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.05 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 15, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47450143522994,"sku":"9780820346045","price":79.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/5ce9a783d0b5da72a19581d120fdc5c1.webp?v=1778781469","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-adventures-of-telemachus-the-son-of-ulysses-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}