# Is 'Rasselas' still Relevant?

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Belinda Jack
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Literature and writing, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/rasselas-still-relevant)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [Is 'Rasselas' still Relevant?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/rasselas-still-relevant/c93c5da45feb) (YouTube)