The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia
Title | The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia PDF eBook |
Author | Samuel Johnson |
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Pages | 244 |
Release | 1831 |
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The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia
Title | The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia PDF eBook |
Author | Samuel Johnson |
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Pages | 274 |
Release | 1815 |
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Abyssinia's Samuel Johnson
Title | Abyssinia's Samuel Johnson PDF eBook |
Author | Wendy Laura Belcher |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 298 |
Release | 2012-06-01 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 019979331X |
Uncovers African influences on the Western imagination during the eighteenth century, paying particular attention to the ways Ethiopia inspired and shaped the work of Samuel Johnson.
Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia Illustrated
Title | Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia Illustrated PDF eBook |
Author | Samuel Johnson |
Publisher | Independently Published |
Pages | 162 |
Release | 2020-11-07 |
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The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia, originally titled The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale, though often abbreviated to Rasselas, is an apologue about bliss and ignorance by Samuel Johnson. The book's original working title was "The Choice of Life". The book was first published in April 1759 in England. Early readers considered Rasselas to be a work of philosophical and practical importance and critics often remark on the difficulty of classifying it as a novel.
The Works of Samuel Johnson: Lives of the poets
Title | The Works of Samuel Johnson: Lives of the poets PDF eBook |
Author | Samuel Johnson |
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Pages | 528 |
Release | 1825 |
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Folly and Fortune in Early British History
Title | Folly and Fortune in Early British History PDF eBook |
Author | Kenneth G. Henshall |
Publisher | Palgrave MacMillan |
Pages | 414 |
Release | 2008-10-24 |
Genre | History |
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With its prime focus on the human factor in history, this book examines the role of foolishness in the unfolding of major events in Britain, particularly invasions, from Caesar's expeditions to the Norman Conquest. Many historians believe that foolishness in a bygone age cannot be meaningfully assessed, but this book does not accept that view.
The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia
Title | The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia PDF eBook |
Author | Samuel Johnson |
Publisher | Standard Ebooks |
Pages | 158 |
Release | 2016-05-15T05:08:17Z |
Genre | Fiction |
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Rasselas is a fable-like story, more apologue than novel, written by Johnson in 1759 to help pay for the costs of his recently-deceased mother’s funeral. While the plot is basic and the characters are thin, the work is an important philosophical piece exploring whether or not humanity can attain happiness. Rasselas, an Abyssinian prince, travels with his sister Nekayah, her handmaiden Pekuah, and the wise poet Imlac—a proxy for Johnson himself. Their exploration of happiness and the meaning of leading a happy life is a complex and subtle one, though the work ends with “nothing concluded.” Johnson leaves the reader to ponder: Can an individual ever attain happiness in any meaningful sense? This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.