History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia

Name: History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia
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ISBN: 9780199229970

ISBN-10: 019922997X

ISBN-13: 9780199229970

Edition: 2nd 2009

Authors: Samuel Johnson, Thomas Keymer, Samuel Johnson

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Rasselas and his companions escape the pleasures of the "happy valley" in order to make their "choice of life." By witnessing the misfortunes and miseries of others they come to understand the nature of happiness, and value it more highly. Their travels and enquiries raise important practical and philosophical questions concerning many aspects of the human condition, including the business of a poet, the stability of reason, the immortality of the soul, and how to find contentment. Johnson's adaptation of the popular oriental tale displays his usual wit and perceptiveness; skeptical and probing, his tale nevertheless suggests that wisdom and self-knowledge need not be entirely beyond reach.…

Book details

List price: $12.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/1/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 7.60" wide x 5.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.352
Language: English