| Essays Revised Edition Contributor(s): de Montaigne, Michel (Author), Cohen, J. M. (Translator), Cohen, J. M. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 014017897X ISBN-13: 9780140178975 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1993 Annotation: Taken together, this selection of essays forms an exquisitely drawn portrait that depicts the strength and warmth of Montaigne's personality. And, as J.M. Cohen observes in his introduction, 'One sees, as one reads him, how broad his mind was, and how many of the ideas of the next two centuries he grasped by anticipation.' |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Renaissance - Literary Collections | Essays - Philosophy | Movements - Humanism |
| Dewey: 844.3 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.12" W x 7.81" (0.61 lbs) 416 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Reflections by the creator of the essay form display the humane, skeptical, humorous, and honest views of Montaigne, revealing his thoughts on sexuality, religion, cannibals, intellectuals, and other unexpected themes. Included are such celebrated works as On Solitude, To Philosophize Is to Learn How to Die, and On Experience. |