The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia
By: Samuel Johnson ; edited with an introduction and notes by Thomas Keymer.
Contributors: Keymer, Tom.
Edition: New ed.
Series: Oxford world's classics
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780199229970
Subjects: Happiness -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction
Work titles: Rasselas
Description: Johnson's adaptation of the popular oriental tale displays his usual wit and perceptiveness; sceptical and probing, his tale nevertheless suggests that wisdom and self-knowledge need not be entirely beyond reach. This new edition relates Rasselas to Johnson's life and thought and to politics, society, and the global context of the Seven Years War. --from publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.