Michel De Montaigne

Gebundenes Buch

The Complete Essays of Michel de Montaigne (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)

Beschreibung

The Essays are contained in 107 chapters of varying length. Montaigne's stated goal in his book is to describe himself with utter frankness and honesty. The insight into human nature provided by his essays is a by-product of his introspection.

Autor

Michel de Montaigne (28 February 1533 - 13 September 1592) was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre. His work is noted for its merging of casual anecdotes and autobiography with intellectual insight. His massive volume Essais contains some of the most influential essays ever written. During his lifetime, Montaigne was admired more as a statesman than as an author. The tendency in his essays to digress into anecdotes and personal ruminations was seen as detrimental to proper style rather than an innovation. In time, however, Montaigne came to be recognized as embodying, perhaps better than any other author of his time, the spirit of freely entertaining doubt that began to emerge at that time.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Engage Books
• Seitenzahl: 1112
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Januar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 57mm
• Gewicht: 1637g
• ISBN-13: 9781774761526
• ISBN-10: 1774761521
• Artikelnr.: 64371759