| Description |
1 online resource (xlv, 157 pages) |
| Series |
Oxford world's classics |
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Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)
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| Contents |
Acknowledgements; Introduction; Note on the Text; Select Bibliography; A Chronology of Samuel Johnson; THE HISTORY OF RASSELAS, PRINCE OF ABISSINIA; Explanatory Notes; Glossary |
| Summary |
What then is to be done? said Rasselas; the more we inquire, the less we can resolve.'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 may 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Happiness -- Fiction
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Happiness
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| Genre/Form |
Allegories
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Fiction
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Allegories.
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Allegories.
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Allégories.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Keymer, Thomas, 1962-
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| ISBN |
9780191568183 |
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019156818X |
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019922997X |
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9780199229970 |
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