Smelfungus is a name given by Laurence Sterne to a character in his novel "A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy", written in 1768. The character was created as a satire of Tobias Smollett, himself author of a volume of Travels through France and Italy, which was published in 1766. Sterne had met Smollett during his own travels in Europe, and strongly objected to Smollett's 'spleen, acerbity and quarrelsomeness.' He modelled the character of Smelfungus on him for the 'snarling abuse he heaps on the institutions and customs of the countries he visited.'
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| - Smelfungus est un personnage fictif imaginé par Laurence Sterne et apparaissant dans son roman Voyage sentimental à travers la France et l'Italie (1768). Il s'inspire de Tobias Smollett, l'auteur de Voyages à travers la France et l'Italie paru deux ans auparavant, en raison des quolibets dont ce dernier affuble les institutions et les us et coutumes des contrées qu'il visite. (fr)
- Smelfungus is a name given by Laurence Sterne to a character in his novel "A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy", written in 1768. The character was created as a satire of Tobias Smollett, himself author of a volume of Travels through France and Italy, which was published in 1766. Sterne had met Smollett during his own travels in Europe, and strongly objected to Smollett's 'spleen, acerbity and quarrelsomeness.' He modelled the character of Smelfungus on him for the 'snarling abuse he heaps on the institutions and customs of the countries he visited.' (en)
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| - Smelfungus is a name given by Laurence Sterne to a character in his novel "A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy", written in 1768. The character was created as a satire of Tobias Smollett, himself author of a volume of Travels through France and Italy, which was published in 1766. Sterne had met Smollett during his own travels in Europe, and strongly objected to Smollett's 'spleen, acerbity and quarrelsomeness.' He modelled the character of Smelfungus on him for the 'snarling abuse he heaps on the institutions and customs of the countries he visited.' The term "smellfungus" (pl. "smellfungi") thereafter passed into broader use to describe a grumbling traveller, and might even be applied to a faultfinder in general. (en)
- Smelfungus est un personnage fictif imaginé par Laurence Sterne et apparaissant dans son roman Voyage sentimental à travers la France et l'Italie (1768). Il s'inspire de Tobias Smollett, l'auteur de Voyages à travers la France et l'Italie paru deux ans auparavant, en raison des quolibets dont ce dernier affuble les institutions et les us et coutumes des contrées qu'il visite. Le surnom de Smelfungus (ayant pour pluriel Smelfungi) est passé dans le langage courant en langue anglaise pour désigner un voyageur bougonnant et peut même s'appliquer à un râleur en général. Du point de vue étymologique, le mot se compose de « smell » (signifiant « sentir » en anglais) et « fungus » (désignant le « champignon » en latin) et peut être rendu par « champignon malodorant », ce qui s'accorde au ton moqueur des critiques visant Tobias Smollett. (fr)
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