Fénelon (1651-1715), archbishop of Cambrai, and one of

the most illustrions of the French clergy. He was appointed preceptor to the duke of Burgundy, for whom he composed his Fables, his Dialogues des morts, and his Aventures de Télémaque, a book full of satirical allusions to the government of Louis XIV. Among his numerous other works may be mentioned Traité de Véducation des filles, Traité de V existence et des attributs de Dieu, Lettres sur les occupations de V Académie, and Maximes des saints.