The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:novel
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| gptkbp:adaptations |
gptkb:film_adaptations
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Samuel_Johnson
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| gptkbp:character_development |
Rasselas's quest for meaning
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| gptkbp:concluded_on |
happiness is elusive
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| gptkbp:contains |
philosophical dialogues
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| gptkbp:critical_reception |
mixed reviews
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
discussions on happiness
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| gptkbp:explores |
human condition
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| gptkbp:follows |
Rasselas's journey
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| gptkbp:genre |
philosophical fiction
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia
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| gptkbp:influence |
Western literature
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
Enlightenment philosophy
personal experiences of Johnson |
| gptkbp:inspired |
later literary works
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| gptkbp:is_explored_in |
to find happiness
to find purpose to seek adventure to seek enlightenment to seek truth to seek knowledge to understand happiness to experience life to achieve balance to achieve fulfillment to achieve self-discovery to attain wisdom to confront challenges to confront mortality to confront reality to discover truth to engage with society to explore destiny to explore different cultures to explore happiness to explore life to explore spirituality to find clarity to find inner peace to learn about suffering to learn from others to question beliefs to reflect on existence to understand existence to understand fate to understand human desires to understand love |
| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:main_character |
gptkb:Rasselas
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| gptkbp:motif |
journey
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| gptkbp:narrative_style |
third-person
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| gptkbp:page_count |
approximately 200
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| gptkbp:philosophy |
What is happiness?
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| gptkbp:published |
1759
a book |
| gptkbp:published_by |
gptkb:Henry_Lintot
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| gptkbp:published_in |
gptkb:London
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| gptkbp:rasselas's_companions |
gptkb:Imlac
the sage the astronomer Nekayah |
| gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:Abissinia
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| gptkbp:style |
didactic
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| gptkbp:theme |
the nature of happiness
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Richard_Johnson
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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