Abyssinia's Samuel Johnson
Subtitle: Ethiopian thought in the making of an English author
By: Wendy Laura Belcher
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9780199793211
Subjects: Ethiopia; Civilization; Knowledge; Sources; English literature; African influences
Description: This title uncovers African influences on the Western imagination during the 18th century, paying particular attention to the ways Ethiopia inspired and shaped the work of Samuel Johnson.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Three thousand years of Habesha history and discourse; title: Samuel Johnson's discursive possession and The voyage to Abyssinia; title: Johnson's reading, beliefs, and translation of The voyage to Abyssinia; title: Habesha discourse in The voyage to Abyssinia; title: Habesha discourse and Johnson's drama Irene; title: Habesha discourse and Johnson's Oriental tales; title: Habesha discourse in Johnson's sources for Rasselas; title: Habesha discourse and Johnson's Rasselas.