History of Rasselas Prince of Abyssinia by Samuel Johnson
Author : Samuel Johnson
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Page : 179 pages
File Size : 34,91 MB
Release : 1895
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The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia
Author : Johnson
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Page : 222 pages
File Size : 50,18 MB
Release : 1829
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Abyssinia's Samuel Johnson
Author : Wendy Laura Belcher
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 31,72 MB
Release : 2012-06-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 019979331X
Book Description
Uncovers African influences on the Western imagination during the eighteenth century, paying particular attention to the ways Ethiopia inspired and shaped the work of Samuel Johnson.
Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia Illustrated
Author : Samuel Johnson
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 44,80 MB
Release : 2020-11-07
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The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia, originally titled The Prince of Abissinia: A Tale, though often abbreviated to Rasselas, is an apologue about bliss and ignorance by Samuel Johnson. The book's original working title was "The Choice of Life". The book was first published in April 1759 in England. Early readers considered Rasselas to be a work of philosophical and practical importance and critics often remark on the difficulty of classifying it as a novel.
A Voyage to Abyssinia
Author : Jerónimo Lobo
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Page : 544 pages
File Size : 12,25 MB
Release : 1789
Category : Ethiopia
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The Routledge Companion to Decolonization
Author : Dietmar Rothermund
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 28,48 MB
Release : 2006-04-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1134250983
Book Description
This is an essential companion to the process of decolonization – perhaps one of the most important historical processes of the twentieth century. Examining decolonization in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and the Pacific, the Companion includes: thematic chapters a detailed chronology and thorough glossary biographies of key figures maps. Providing comprehensive coverage of a broad and complex subject area, the guide explores: the global context for decolonization nationalism and the rise of resistance movements resistance by white settlers and moves towards independence Hong Kong and Macau, and decolonization in the late twentieth century debates surrounding neo-colonialism, and the rise of ‘development’ projects and aid the legacy of colonialism in law, education, administration and the military. With suggestions for further reading, and a guide to sources, this is an invaluable resource for students and scholars of the colonial and post-colonial eras, and is an indispensable guide to the reshaping of the world in the twentieth century.
The Complete English Poems
Author : George Herbert
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 28,7 MB
Release : 2004-10-07
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 014196586X
Book Description
George Herbert combined the intellectual and the spiritual, the humble and the divine, to create some of the most moving devotional poetry in the English language. His deceptively simple verse uses the ingenious arguments typical of seventeenth-century 'metaphysical' poets, and unusual imagery drawn from musical structures, the natural world and domestic activity to explore a mosaic of Biblical themes. From the wit and wordplay of 'The Pulley' and the formal experimentation of 'Easter Wings' and 'Paradise', to the intense, highly personal relationship between man and God portrayed in 'The Collar' and 'Redemption', the works collected here show the transcendental power of divine love.
Dear Mum
Author : Samuel Johnson
Publisher : Hachette Australia
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 47,41 MB
Release : 2021-03-31
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0733645941
Book Description
If you could tell your mum anything, what would it be? Samuel Johnson, Amanda Keller, Vika and Linda Bull, Guy Pearce, Elizabeth Tan, Rebecca Gibney, Peter Helliar, Clare Wright, Hilde Hinton, Gillian O'Shaughnessy, Adam Spencer, Brooke Davis, Lawrence Mooney, Patti Newton, Shane Jacobson, Julie Koh, Susie Youssef, Lehmo, Favel Parrett, Matilda Brown and many more ... A heartfelt, honest and very human book of letters that will make you smile and make you cry. It is the perfect gift for the mum in your life. And a reminder to tell her how you feel before it is too late.
She Stoops To Conquer
Author : Oliver Goldsmith
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 35,22 MB
Release : 2024-04-15
Category : Poetry
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"She Stoops to Conquer" is a comedy play written by the Anglo-Irish playwright Oliver Goldsmith. It was first performed in London in 1773. The play is a classic of English literature and is known for its humor, wit, and exploration of social class distinctions. The plot revolves around the attempts of two young men, Marlow and Hastings, to court the wealthy Miss Kate Hardcastle and her cousin Constance Neville. Mistaken identities, misunderstandings, and comedic situations ensue when Marlow mistakes the Hardcastle home for an inn and behaves differently towards Kate than he does towards ladies of his own class. The title, "She Stoops to Conquer," refers to the central plot point where Kate pretends to be a barmaid to win over Marlow, who is shy and awkward around upper-class women but more confident with women of lower social status.
The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia
Author : Samuel Johnson
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 32,77 MB
Release : 2008-02-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1770480587
Book Description
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.
