The Essays
A survey of one of the giants of Renaissance thought, The Essays: A Selection collects some of Michel de Montaigne's most startling and original works, translated from the French and edited with an introduction and notes by M.A. Screech in Penguin Classics. To overcome a crisis of melancholy after the death of his father, Montaigne withdrew to his country estates and began to write, and in the highly original essays that resulted he discussed themes such as fathers and children, conscience and cowardice, coaches and cannibals, and, above all, himself. On Some Lines of Virgil opens out into a frank discussion of sexuality and makes a revolut…
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Weitere Autoren: Screech, M. (Hrsg.) / Screech, M. (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-0-14-044602-9
- EAN: 9780140446029
- Produktnummer: 9161568
- Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1993
- Seitenangabe: 480 S.
- Masse: H19.6 cm x B13.1 cm x D2.2 cm 330 g
- Gewicht: 330
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
Über den Autor
Born in 1533, Montaigne studied law and spent a number of years working as a counsellor before devoting his life to reading, writing and reflection. He died in 1586. Dr M.A. Screech is regarded as the world's greatest authority on Montaigne.
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