Montaigne: A Very Short Introduction
(Book #658 in the Very Short Introductions Series)
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The French author Michel de Montaigne is widely regarded as the founder and greatest practitioner of the personal essay. A member of the minor aristocracy, he worked as a judicial investigator, served as mayor of Bordeaux, and sought to bring stability to his war-torn country during the latter half of the sixteenth century. He is best known today, however, as the author of the Essays, a vast collection of meditations on topics ranging from love and...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0190848774
ISBN13:9780190848774
Release Date:October 2020
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:168 Pages
Weight:0.30 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 4.2" x 6.8"
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