Fénelon in the Enlightenment: Traditions, Adaptations, and Variations
Fénelon in the Enlightenment: Traditions, Adaptations, and Variations

Author: Christoph Schmitt-Maaß

Publisher: Rodopi

Published: 2014-10-25

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 9401210640

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François Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon, Archbishop of Cambrai (1651–1715) exerted a considerable influence on the development and spread of the Enlightenment. His most famous work, the Homeric novel Les Aventures de Télémaque, Fils d’Ulysse (1699), composed for the education of his pupil Duc de Bourgogne, was, after the Bible, the most widely read literary work in France throughout the eighteenth century. It was also translated and adapted into many other European languages. And yet oddly enough, the question as to why Fénelon’s ideas resonated over such a wide span of space and time has as yet found no coherent and comprehensive answer. By taking Fénelon’s intellectual influence as a matter of ‘cultural translation’, this anthology traces the reception of Fénelon and his multifaceted writings outside of France, and in doing so aims to enrich not only our understanding of the Enlightenment, but also of the thinker himself.

Maxims of the Saints
Maxims of the Saints

Author: Francois Fenelon

Publisher: Wyatt North Publishing, LLC

Published: 2020-01-08

Total Pages: 57

ISBN-13: 1647980100

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Maxims of the Saints is a collection of quotes by saints compiled by Francois Fenelon. In the late 17th century, Fenelon wrote Maxims of the Saints to support the beliefs of his friend Madame Guyon.

Fénelon, Archbishop of Cambrai
Fénelon, Archbishop of Cambrai

Author: H. L. Sidney. Lear

Publisher: Hardpress Publishing

Published: 2012-08

Total Pages: 502

ISBN-13: 9781290654470

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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

The Complete Fenelon
The Complete Fenelon

Author: Francois Fenelon

Publisher: Paraclete Press

Published: 2008-11-01

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 1612611796

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The most engaging collection of the French mystics’ writings now available Twenty-first century Christians are now discovering the wisdom of this controversial theologian and spiritual thinker. Fénelon showed how it was possible to have devotion and faith in the original Age of Reason. In many respects, rationality still rules today in religion and culture, and as a result, Fénelon speaks to modern Christians wanting deeper faith and a meaningful inner life. His writings have never been as accessible as they are now in these lively new translations. The Complete Fénelon includes more than one hundred of Fénelon’s letters of spiritual counsel, as well as meditations on eighty-five other topics. Also translated here into English for the first time are Fénelon’s personal reflections on twenty-one seasons and holidays of the Christian year. An introduction from bestselling translator Robert J. Edmonson and in-depth recommended reading and bibliography make this the first place to start in any study of Francois Fénelon.