Las aventuras de Telémaco seguidas de las de Aristonoo by Fénelon
"Las aventuras de Telémaco seguidas de las de Aristonoo" by Fénelon is a didactic novel written in the late 17th century. Shaped as a continuation of Homer’s world, it follows Telemachus, guided by Minerva in the guise of Mentor, on a moral and political education through perilous voyages that test his character. The narrative blends adventure with counsel on wise kingship, temperance, and justice, often contrasting tyranny with humane rule. The opening
of the work presents transcription notes, a translator’s preface, and a substantial biographical essay that situates Fénelon’s life, his clash with Bossuet, his role as tutor to a prince, and the political aims of the narrative. Book I then shifts into the story: Calypso, grieving for Ulysses, welcomes shipwrecked Telemachus and his guide Mentor; amid idyllic settings, songs, and banquet, she tries to keep the youth by offering happiness and hints of immortality, while Mentor warns against seductive ease. Pressed to speak, Telemachus recounts visits to Pylos and Sparta, a reckless voyage toward Sicily, a storm that throws him near Aeneas’s fleet, near-sacrifice by Acestes’s people, and Mentor’s prophetic aid in repelling invading barbarians, after which they receive a ship. Book II relates their capture by an Egyptian squadron enforcing Sesostris’s maritime power, a vivid tour of Egypt’s prosperity under just governance, the separation of Mentor by a corrupt minister, and Telemachus’s exile as a shepherd in the Oasis desert, where a divine voice steels him to endure and grow in wisdom—the point at which the excerpt breaks off. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Fénelon, François de Salignac de La Mothe-, 1651-1715 |
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| Illustrator | Blasco Soler, Teodoro, -1854 |
| Translator | Collado, Mariano Antonio, 1796-1853 |
| Uniform Title | Les aventures de Télémaque suivies des aventures d'Aristonoüs. Spanish |
| Title | Las aventuras de Telémaco seguidas de las de Aristonoo |
| Original Publication | Valencia: Librería de Casiano Mariana, 1843. |
| Credits | Ramón Pajares Box. (This book was produced from images generously made available by Biblioteca Virtual del Patrimonio Bibliográfico, Ministerio de Cultura, Spain.) |
| Language | Spanish |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Historical fiction |
| Subject | Fantasy fiction |
| Subject | Didactic fiction |
| Subject | Adventure stories |
| Subject | Education of princes -- Fiction |
| Subject | Telemachus (Greek mythology) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Princes -- Greece -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 77072 |
| Release Date | Oct 17, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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