The History of Rasselas: Prince of Abyssinia: Nonsuch Classics - Softcover

Johnson, Samuel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1845883489 ISBN 13: 9781845883485

Verlag: Nonsuch Publishing, 2007

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A humorous moral fable and satire, Rasselas is the only extended work of fiction by Samuel Johnson. It tells the story of Rasselas, a prince of Abyssinia, who escapes the pleasant but boring Happy Valley of his birth, along with his mentor, Imlac, his sister, Nekayah, and her servant, Pekuah, to travel through Egypt in search of earthly happiness, with inevitable failure. The search for the meaning of existence preoccupied the author throughout his own life, and it is through Rasselas' discoveries that we see reflected Johnson's view of human life as something to be endured rather than enjoyed. When it was first published in 1759 this 'Eastern tales was enthusiastically received, earning Johnson his reputation as a moralist and man of his letters, and it is today regarded as a classic of its time.

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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This text refers to the Bibliobazaar edition.

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• Verlag: Nonsuch Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1845883489
• ISBN 13: 9781845883485
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 128