Abyssinia's Samuel Johnson [electronic resource] : Ethiopian thought in the making of an English author / Wendy Laura Belcher. Belcher, Whitney. Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 Sources. Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 Knowledge Ethiopia. Lobo, Jer�onimo, 1596?-1678. Itiner�ario. Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784. Rasselas. Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784. Irene. English literature African influences. PR3520 .B45 2012 828.609 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. 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. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012. 2012. 2012 Text 1 online resource (x, 285 p.) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199793211.001.0001 eng Ethiopia Civilization.