{"product_id":"2026200013725-secondhand-rasselas-poems-and-selected-prose","title":"Rasselas, Poems, And Selected Prose","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew figures loom as large in the 18th-century literary canon as Samuel Johnson — moralist, poet, lexicographer, and critic — whose collected writings in Rasselas, Poems, and Selected Prose present an essential cross-section of one of England's most formidable intellects. At the heart of this anthology sits Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia, a philosophical tale that chronicles the journey of a young Abyssinian prince who escapes his paradise-like valley in search of the true secret to human happiness, only to find that life's great questions resist simple answers. Edited with scholarly precision by Bertrand H. Bronson, this third edition brings together a rich selection of Johnson's finest verse and prose, illuminating the full range of his literary genius — from his incisive periodical essays in The Rambler to his magisterial prefaces and critical writings.\n\nJohnson's prose style — authoritative, balanced, and laced with irony — argues for reason and moral seriousness in an age of elegance and wit, and Bronson's expert editorial apparatus guides readers through the historical and literary contexts that shaped these works. This volume stands as an indispensable companion for anyone seeking to understand the intellectual currents of the Augustan Age, and invites the question that haunted Johnson himself: can wisdom alone make a person happy?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49160900804827,"sku":"2026200013725-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/68779372-4500-4c38-b0ea-e82facdc16df.png?v=1787188346","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013725-secondhand-rasselas-poems-and-selected-prose","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}