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010			_a 2009005383
020			_a9780199229970 (pbk)
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082	0	0	_a823.6 JOH
100	1		_aJohnson, Samuel, _d1709-1784.
240	1	0	_aRasselas
245	1	4	_aHistory of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia / _cSamuel Johnson ; edited with an introduction and notes by Thomas Keymer.
250			_aNew ed.
260			_aOxford ; _aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _cc2009.
300			_axlv, 157 p. ; _c19 cm.
490	0		_aOxford world's classics
500			_aTRP40/269 Rs.399/-
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
520			_aRasselas 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.
650		0	_aHappiness _vFiction.
650		0	_aEthiopia
650		0	_aVoyages and travels--Psychological aspects
700	1		_aKeymer, Thomas, _d1962-
856	4	2	_uhttps://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-history-of-rasselas-prince-of-abissinia-9780199229970?cc=us&lang=en&
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