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The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia
Chapitres (50)
- Introduction 0:00
- I: Description of a Palace in a Valley 6:12
- II: The Discontent of Rasselas in the Happy Valley 11:54
- III: The Wants of Him That Wants Nothing 17:41
- IV: The Prince Continues to Grieve and Muse 21:32
- V: The Prince Meditates His Escape 28:48
- VI: A Dissertation on the Art of Flying 31:25
- VII: The Prince Finds a Man of Learning 39:17
- VIII: The History of Imlac 41:53
- IX: The History of Imlac Continued 48:57
- X: Imlac’s History Continued—A Dissertation Upon Poetry 54:34
- XI: Imlac’s History Continued—A Hint of Pilgrimage 1:00:37
- XII: The Story of Imlac Continued 1:07:34
- XIII: Rasselas Discovers the Means of Escape 1:16:28
- XIV: Rasselas and Imlac Receive an Unexpected Visit 1:20:47
- XV: The Prince and Princess Leave the Valley, and See Many Wonders 1:23:39
- XVI: They Enter Cairo, and Find Every Man Happy 1:27:34
- XVII: The Prince Associates with Young Men of Spirit and Gaiety 1:34:06
- XVIII: The Prince Finds a Wise and Happy Man 1:37:00
- XIX: A Glimpse of Pastoral Life 1:42:32
- XX: The Danger of Prosperity 1:44:56
- XXI: The Happiness of Solitude—The Hermit’s History 1:48:12
- XXII: The Happiness of a Life Led According to Nature 1:53:22
- XXIII: The Prince and His Sister Divide Between Them the Work of Observation 1:58:30
- XXIV: The Prince Examines the Happiness of High Stations 2:00:12
- XXV: The Princess Pursues Her Inquiry with More Diligence Than Success 2:02:42
- XXVI: The Princess Continues Her Remarks Upon Private Life 2:06:56
- XXVII: Disquisition Upon Greatness 2:12:37
- XXVIII: Rasselas and Nekayah Continue Their Conversation 2:17:09
- XXIX: The Debate on Marriage Continued 2:23:00
- XXX: Imlac Enters, and Changes the Conversation 2:30:38
- XXXI: They Visit the Pyramids 2:36:18
- XXXII: They Enter the Pyramid 2:40:38
- XXXIII: The Princess Meets with an Unexpected Misfortune 2:43:29
- XXXIV: They Return to Cairo Without Pekuah 2:45:38
- XXXV: The Princess Languishes for Want of Pekuah 2:51:08
- XXXVI: Pekuah Is Still Remembered. The Progress of Sorrow 2:58:18
- XXXVII: The Princess Hears News of Pekuah 3:00:29
- XXXVIII: The Adventures of the Lady Pekuah 3:03:35
- XXXIX: The Adventures of Pekuah Continued 3:11:31
- XL: The History of a Man of Learning 3:22:30
- XLI: The Astronomer Discovers the Cause of His Uneasiness 3:26:28
- XLII: The Opinion of the Astronomer Is Explained and Justified 3:28:43
- XLIII: The Astronomer Leaves Imlac His Directions 3:32:19
- XLIV: The Dangerous Prevalence of Imagination 3:35:03
- XLV: They Discourse with an Old Man 3:40:22
- XLVI: The Princess and Pekuah Visit the Astronomer 3:46:31
- XLVII: The Prince Enters, and Brings a New Topic 3:57:20
- XLVIII: Imlac Discourses on the Nature of the Soul 4:04:34
- XLIX: The Conclusion, in Which Nothing Is Concluded 4:12:26
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Rasselas is a fable-like story, more apologue than novel, written by Johnson in 1759 to help pay for the costs of his recently deceased mother’s funeral. While the plot is basic and the characters are thin, the work is an important philosophical piece exploring whether or not humanity can attain happiness.
Rasselas, an Abyssinian prince, travels with his sister Nekayah, her handmaiden Pekuah, and the wise poet Imlac—a proxy for Johnson himself. Their exploration of happiness and the meaning of leading a happy life is a complex and subtle one, though the work ends with “nothing concluded.” Johnson leaves the reader to ponder: Can an individual ever attain happiness in any meaningful sense?