Montaigne: A Very Short Introduction

by William M Hamlin, William M. Hamlin, William M Hamlin

Book Overview

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, USA
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.2" x 6.8"