Description
| Product ID: | 9781906165208 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Montaigne and the Art of Free-Thinking |
| Authors: | Author: Richard Scholar |
| Page Count: | 234 |
| Subjects: | Biography and non-fiction prose, Biography & True Stories, Biography and non-fiction prose, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Western philosophy: Enlightenment, Social and political philosophy, Prose: non-fiction, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Western philosophy: Enlightenment, Social & political philosophy, France, c 1500 to c 1600 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Education, religion, scepticism, politics, friendship, sex, and style – Montaigne’s major themes are revealed here in the making of a text that practises freedom of thought by putting it to the test. This is an audacious close reading of the Essays and a demonstration of how Montaigne’s great book continues to speak to the present. Education, religion, scepticism, politics, friendship, sex, and style – Montaigne’s major themes are revealed here in the making of a text that practises freedom of thought by putting it to the test. This is an audacious close reading of the Essays and a demonstration of how Montaigne’s great book continues to speak to the present. |
| Imprint Name: | Peter Lang Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | Peter Lang Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2016-12-30 |
