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The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane by Alain Rene Le Sage (Paperback, 2014)

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Tobias Smollett, in the preface to his first novel, The Adventures of Roderick Random (1748), acknowledges the influence of Alain Rene Le Sage's L'Histoire de Gil Blas de Santillane (1715-35 in four volumes) on his work. By far the most successful of useful and entertaining romances, Smollett writes, Gil Blas describes the knavery and foibles of life, with infinite humour and sagacity. The following sheets, he adds significantly, I have modeled on his plan. Smollett's translation of Gil Blas appeared nine months after the publication of Roderick Random. This chronicle of a merry, philosophical young man whose adventures lead him into all levels of society from the highest to the lowest, presents special problems for a translator. Smollett, without always adhering to the literal expression of the novel's language, is true to its style, spirit, and ideas. After two and a half centuries, his remains the finest translation of this humorous, satiric, and classic French novel. In his early years in London, Smollett struggled to find a way to distinguish himself through his medical practice, medical writings, poetry, and plays. None of these attempts, however, allowed him to demonstrate the full range of his personality and talents. Only when he combined his own boundless imagination with the skills he had learned from translating Gil Blas was he able to create energetic narratives filled with vivid and original characters.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
University of Georgia Press
ISBN-13
9780820346021
eBay Product ID (ePID)
183871693

Product Key Features

Book Title
The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane
Author
Alain Rene Le Sage
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Literature
Publication Year
2014
Number of Pages
740 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm

Additional Product Features

Title_Author
Alain Rene Le Sage
Series Title
The Works of Tobias Smollett
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Leslie A. Chilton, Jr. Brack

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