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EBOOK Abyssinia's Samuel Johnson:Ethiopian Thought in the Making of an English Author

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Wydawnictwo: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199793310
EAN: 909E7F2BEB
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Stron: 304
Data wydania: 2012
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As a young man, Samuel Johnson, one of the most celebrated English authors of the        eighteenth century, translated A Voyage to Abyssinia by Jeronimo Lobo, a tome by a        Portuguese missionary about the country now known as Ethiopia. Far from being a        potboiler, this translation left an indelible imprint on Johnson. Demonstrating its        importance through a range of research and attentive close readings, Abyssinia's        Samuel Johnson highlights the lasting influence of an African people on Johnson's        oeuvre.Wendy Laura Belcher uncovers traces of African discourse in Johnson's only        work conceived for the stage, Irene; several of his short stories; and, of course,        his most famous fiction, The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia. Throughout,        Belcher provides a much needed perspective on the power of the discourse of the        other to infuse European texts. Most pointedly, she illuminates how the Western        literary canon is globally produced, developing the powerful metaphor of spirit        possession to suggest that some texts in the European canon are best understood as        energumens--texts that are spoken through. Her model of discursive possession offers        a new way of theorizing transcultural intertextuality, in particular how Europe's        others have co-constituted European representations. Drawing on sources in English,        French, Portuguese, and Ge'ez, this study challenges the conventional wisdom on        Johnson's work, from the inspiration for the name Rasselas and the nature of        Johnson's religious beliefs to what makes Rasselas so strange.A rich monograph that        fuses eighteenth-century studies, comparative literature, and postcolonial theory,        Abyssinia's Samuel Johnson adds a fresh perspective on and a wealth of insights into        the great, enigmatic man of letters.

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