Fénelon: Telemachus (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) - Softcover

Fénelon, Frangois De

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9780521456623: Fénelon: Telemachus (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought)
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ISBN 10: 0521456622 ISBN 13: 9780521456623
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1994

Synopsis

Fénelon's Telemachus ranks with Bossuet's Politics as the most important work of political theory of the French grand siecle, influencing Montesquieu and Rousseau in its attempt to combine monarchism with republican virtues. Telling the tale of Ulysses' son Telemachus' education by his tutor Mentor (the goddess Minerva in disguise), it shows him learning the qualities of patience, courage, modesty and simplicity, needed when he succeeds as King of Ithaca. It is a commentary on the bellicosity and luxuriousness of Louis XIV.

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Ranking with Bossuet's Politics as the most important work of political theory of the French grand siecle and influencing Montesquieu and Rousseau, this allegorical tale of Ulysses' son's education by his tutor Mentor is a commentary on the bellicosity and luxuriousness of Louis XIV.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
1994
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521456622
ISBN 13 
9780521456623
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
380
Editor
Riley Patrick
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