ISBN: 9781551116013 - the history of rasselas, prince of abissinia (broadview editions) (13 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. In Samuel Johnson's classic philosophical tale, the prince and princess of Abissinia escape their confinement in the Happy Valley and conduct an ultimately unsuccessful search for a choice of life that leads to happiness. Johnson uses the conventions of the Oriental tale to depict a universal restlessness of desire. The excesses of Orientalism--its superfluous splendours, its despotic tyrannies, its riotous pleasures--cannot satisfy us. His tale challenges us by showing the problem of finding happiness to be insoluble while still dignifying our quest for fulfillment. The appendices to this Broadview edition include reviews and biographies, selections from the sequel Dinarbas(1790), and the complete text of Elizabeth Pope Whately's The Second Part of the History of Rasselas(1835). Selections from Johnson's translation of the travel narrative A Voyage to Abyssinia, as well as his Oriental tales in the Rambler, are also included, along with another popular tale, Joseph Addison's "The Vision of Mirzah," and selections from Lady Mary Wortley Montagu's Turkish Embassy Letters.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. In Samuel Johnson's classic philosophical tale, the prince and princess of Abissinia escape their confinement in the Happy Valley and conduct an ultimately unsuccessful search for a choice of life that leads to happiness. Johnson uses the conventions of the Oriental tale to depict a universal restlessness of desire. The excesses of Orientalism--its superfluous splendours, its despotic tyrannies, its riotous pleasures--cannot satisfy us. His tale challenges us by showing the problem of finding happiness to be insoluble while still dignifying our quest for fulfillment. The appendices to this Broadview edition include reviews and biographies, selections from the sequel Dinarbas(1790), and the complete text of Elizabeth Pope Whately's The Second Part of the History of Rasselas(1835). Selections from Johnson's translation of the travel narrative A Voyage to Abyssinia, as well as his Oriental tales in the Rambler, are also included, along with another popular tale, Joseph Addison's "The Vision of Mirzah," and selections from Lady Mary Wortley Montagu's Turkish Embassy Letters.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. Editor(s): Richard, Jessica. Series: Broadview Editions. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 302. . 2008. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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