The Lives of the Ancient Philosophers

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Lives of the Ancient Philosophers by François Fénelon. Read in English by Linda Johnson; Craig Campbell; timli; Gillian Hendrie; Mayah; Patrick Saville; Gerwin Kramer; kingkenry François Fénelon became a priest in 1675, Archbishop of Paris in 1679, was spiritual advisor to Madame Guyon, and was appointed tutor to Louis, Duke of Burgundy (1682-1712) by Louis XIV in 1689. He wrote Dialogues of the Dead, and The Lives of the Ancient Philosophers as well as The Adventures of Telemachus expressly for his instruction. Fenelon wrote against the Jansenists and in favor of the Jesuits. He is also known for his Christian Perfection: Devotional Reflections on the Christian Life and Treatise on the Education of Girls. - Summary by Wikipedia For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the Librivox Catalog Page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (232MB)

Directors & creators

François Fénelon

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;philosophy; French literature; ancient philosophy; age of enlightenment

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