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

Uncovers African influences on the Western imagination during the eighteenth century, paying particular attention to the ways Ethiopia inspired and shaped the work of Samuel Johnson. Three thousand years of Habesha history and discourse Samuel Johnson's discursive possession and The voyage to Abyssinia Johnson's reading, beliefs, and translation of The voyage to Abyssinia Habesha discourse in The voyage to Abyssinia Habesha discourse and Johnson's drama Irene Habesha discourse and Johnson's Oriental tales Habesha discourse in Johnson's sources for Rasselas Habesha discourse and Johnson's Rasselas. This title uncovers African influences on the Western imagination during the 18th century, paying particular attention to the ways Ethiopia inspired and shaped the work of Samuel Johnson