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The history of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia /
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 underst...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
©2009.
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| Edición: | New ed. |
| Colección: | Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xlv, 157 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780191568183 019156818X 019922997X 9780199229970 |