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Montaigne : a very short introduction / William M. Hamlin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hamlin, William M., 1957- author.
- Series:
- Very short introductions.
- Very Short Introduction
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- French essays--History and criticism.
- French essays.
- Montaigne, Michel de, 1533-1592. Essais.
- Montaigne, Michel de.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (160 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- [Oxford] : Oxford University Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- The French author Michel de Montaigne is widely regarded as the founder and greatest practitioner of the personal essay. His extraordinary curiosity and discernment, combined with his ability to mix thoughtful judgment with revealing anecdote, make him one of the most readable of all writers.
- Contents:
- Writing oneself
- Montaigne's life: a sketch
- Learning for living
- Friendship, family, love
- Free and sociable solitude
- America
- Providential diversity
- Skepticism
- Death and the good life.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2020.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-084880-4
- 0-19-084878-2
- 0-19-084879-0
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