FENELON " The adventures of Telemachus, son of... Lot 20

FENELON " The adventures of Telemachus, son of Ulysses " By the late Messire François de Salignac de la Motte Fénélon. 2 volumes in 1 flight. In-12, full binding, speckled havana basane, spine ribbed and gold titled, red edges. Paris, at the Estienne Brothers, 1775. Frontispiece and engravings Good condition, very fresh. Ex-libris André Loré The adventures of Telemachus, son of Ulysses, were written by Fénélon to be used for the teaching of the Duke of Burgundy, grandson of Louis XIV. The aim was to teach the future sovereign the art of reigning by giving him, through the story of the adventures of the son of Ulysses, the moral and political training that would suit a future king. The work, which contained a veiled criticism of absolutism, cost Fénélon's place at court when it was published in 1699.