The distinguished English writer's only novel provides a compelling glimpse of his moral views as he assails 18th-century optimism and man's unrealistic estimates of what life has to offer. Rasselas ponders such subjects as romantic love, flights of imagination, the great discoveries of science, and speculations about the meaning of happiness.
| ISBN: | 9780486440941 |
| Publication date: | 29th April 2005 |
| Author: | Samuel Johnson |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications an imprint of Dover Publications Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 99 pages |
| Series: | Dover Books on Literature & Drama |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary |