Is 'Rasselas' still Relevant?

For the first of her lectures on the inner mysteries of the Novel, Professor Belinda Jack examines the work of Samuel Johnson. Though he's best known for his work on the Dictionary, Johnson was also a writer of renown, and his book 'Rasselas' is a work of imagination that bears greater study.

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Professor Belinda Jack

Professor of Rhetoric

Belinda Jack is Fellow and Tutor in French at Christ Church, University of Oxford. She features regularly in the press and media thanks to the...

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