TY  - BOOK
AU  - Johnson,Samuel
AU  - Keymer,Thomas
TI  - History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia
T2  - Oxford world's classics
SN  - 9780199229970 (pbk)
U1  - 823.6 JOH 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Happiness
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Ethiopia
KW  - Voyages and travels--Psychological aspects
N1  - TRP40/269
Rs.399/-; Includes bibliographical references
N2  - 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. This sparkling new edition includes an authoritative introduction by Thomas Keymer relating the story to Johnson's life, thought, and writings; the rise of the novel genre; and the global context of the Seven Years War. Extensive annotations relate the novel to its literary, philosophical, and political contexts
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