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Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia

por Samuel Johnson · 50 partes · about 3 hours 7 minutes de lectura

Finn, your Starvard guide

Hola, me llamo Finn y voy a ayudarte a entender este libro.

Aquí está, explicado como si tuvieras 10 años:

Rasselas es un príncipe que lo tiene todo. Vive en un valle hermoso donde los criados cumplen cada uno de sus deseos, y aun así está inquieto y triste. Así que se escapa al mundo ancho con su hermana y un amigo sabio para observar cómo vive otra gente, rica y pobre, casada y soltera, vieja y joven, con la esperanza de encontrar la vida feliz. Johnson plantea una gran pregunta en un relato breve y elegante: ¿qué hace de verdad buena a una vida?

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El libro completo se lee en inglés. Aquí tienes todos los capítulos:

Capítulos

Introduction5 min Chapter 1: Description of a Palace in a Valley4 min Chapter 2: The Discontent of Rasselas in the Happy Valley4 min Chapter 3: The Wants of Him That Wants Nothing3 min Chapter 4: The Prince Continues to Grieve and Muse5 min Chapter 5: The Prince Meditates His Escape2 min Chapter 6: A Dissertation on the Art of Flying6 min Chapter 7: The Prince Finds a Man of Learning2 min Chapter 8: The History of Imlac5 min Chapter 9: The History of Imlac (continued)4 min Chapter 10: Imlac’s History (continued): a Dissertation Upon Poetry4 min Chapter 11: Imlac’s Narrative (continued): a Hint of Pilgrimage5 min Chapter 12: The Story of Imlac (continued)7 min Chapter 13: Rasselas Discovers the Means of Escape3 min Chapter 14: Rasselas and Imlac Receive an Unexpected Visit2 min Chapter 15: The Prince and Princess Leave the Valley, and See Many Wonders3 min Chapter 16: They Enter Cairo, and Find Every Man Happy5 min Chapter 17: The Prince Associates with Young Men of Spirit and Gaiety2 min Chapter 18: The Prince Finds a Wise and Happy Man4 min Chapter 19: A Glimpse of Pastoral Life2 min Chapter 20: The Danger of Prosperity2 min Chapter 21: The Happiness of Solitude: the Hermit’s History4 min Chapter 22: The Happiness of a Life Led According to Nature4 min Chapter 23: The Prince and His Sister Divide Between Them the Work of Observation1 min Chapter 24: The Prince Examines the Happiness of High Stations2 min Chapter 25: The Princess Pursues Her Inquiry with More Diligence Than Success3 min Chapter 26: The Princess Continues Her Remarks Upon Private Life4 min Chapter 27: Disquisition Upon Greatness3 min Chapter 28: Rasselas and Nekayah Continue Their Conversation4 min Chapter 29: The Debate on Marriage (continued)6 min Chapter 30: Imlac Enters, and Changes the Conversation4 min Chapter 31: They Visit the Pyramids3 min Chapter 32: They Enter the Pyramid2 min Chapter 33: The Princess Meets with an Unexpected Misfortune2 min Chapter 34: They Return to Cairo Without Pekuah4 min Chapter 35: The Princess Languishes for Want of Pekuah5 min Chapter 36: Pekuah Is Still Remembered. The Progress of Sorrow2 min Chapter 37: The Princess Hears News of Pekuah2 min Chapter 38: The Adventures of the Lady Pekuah6 min Chapter 39: The Adventures of Pekuah (continued)8 min Chapter 40: The History of a Man of Learning3 min Chapter 41: The Astronomer Discovers the Cause of His Uneasiness2 min Chapter 42: The Opinion of the Astronomer Is Explained and Justified3 min Chapter 43: The Astronomer Leaves Imlac His Directions2 min Chapter 44: The Dangerous Prevalence of Imagination4 min Chapter 45: They Discourse with an Old Man5 min Chapter 46: The Princess and Pekuah Visit the Astronomer8 min Chapter 47: The Prince Enters, and Brings a New Topic5 min Chapter 48: Imlac Discourses on the Nature of the Soul5 min Chapter 49: The Conclusion, in Which Nothing Is Concluded2 min