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Montaigne & melancholy : the wisdom of the Essays / M.A. Screech.
LIBRA PQ1643 .S37
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Screech, M. A. (Michael Andrew)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Montaigne, Michel de, 1533-1592--Criticism and interpretation.
- Montaigne, Michel de.
- Montaigne, Michel de, 1533-1592. Essais.
- Montaigne, Michel de, 1533-1592.
- Melancholy in literature.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 194 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Duckworth, 1983.
- Summary:
- Montaigne (1533-1592), the personification of philosophical calm, had to struggle to become the wise Renaissance humanist we know. His balanced temperament, sanguine and melancholic, promised genius but threatened madness. When he started his Essays, Montaigne was upset by an attack of melancholy humor: He became temperamental and unbalanced. Writing about himself restored the balance but broke an age-old taboo happily so, for he discovered profound truths about himself and about our human condition. His charm and humor have made his writings widely enjoyed and admired.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Bibliography: pages [175]-186.
- ISBN:
- 0715616986
- OCLC:
- 123167130
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