0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Books > Biography > Literary

Buy Now

Montaigne - A Life (Paperback) Loot Price: R681
Discovery Miles 6 810
You Save: R82 (11%)
Montaigne - A Life (Paperback): Philippe Desan

Montaigne - A Life (Paperback)

Philippe Desan; Translated by Steven Rendall, Lisa Neal

 (sign in to rate)
List price R763 Loot Price R681 Discovery Miles 6 810 | Repayment Terms: R64 pm x 12* You Save R82 (11%)

Bookmark and Share

Expected to ship within 12 - 19 working days

A definitive biography of the great French essayist and thinker One of the most important writers and thinkers of the Renaissance, Michel de Montaigne (1533-92) helped invent a literary genre that seemed more modern than anything that had come before. But did he do it, as he suggests in his Essays, by retreating to his chateau and stoically detaching himself from his violent times? Philippe Desan overturns this long standing myth by showing that Montaigne was constantly connected to and concerned with realizing his political ambitions-and that the literary and philosophical character of the Essays largely depends on them. Desan shows how Montaigne conceived of each edition of the Essays as an indispensable prerequisite to the next stage of his public career. It was only after his political failure that Montaigne took refuge in literature, and even then it was his political experience that enabled him to find the right tone for his genre. The most comprehensive and authoritative biography of Montaigne yet written, this sweeping narrative offers a fascinating new picture of his life and work.

General

Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: 2019
First published: 2017
Authors: Philippe Desan
Translators: Steven Rendall • Lisa Neal
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 42mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 832
ISBN-13: 978-0-691-18300-8
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Literary
Books > Biography > Literary
Promotions
LSN: 0-691-18300-7
Barcode: 9780691183008

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!

You might also like..

The Love Song Of Andre P. Brink - A…
Leon De Kock Paperback  (1)
R460 Discovery Miles 4 600
Blood's Inner Rhyme - An…
Antjie Krog Paperback R360 R299 Discovery Miles 2 990
Bamboozled - In Search Of Joy In A World…
Melinda Ferguson Paperback R340 R319 Discovery Miles 3 190
Koning Eenoog - 'n Migranteverhaal
Toef Jaeger Paperback R110 Discovery Miles 1 100
Olga Kirsch - A Life In Poetry
Egonne Roth Paperback R275 R248 Discovery Miles 2 480
Binnerym van Bloed - 'n Outobiografiese…
Antjie Krog Paperback R360 R299 Discovery Miles 2 990
On Leopard Rock - A Life Of Adventures
Wilbur Smith Paperback  (1)
R299 R270 Discovery Miles 2 700
Love And Fury - A Memoir
Margie Orford Paperback R300 R254 Discovery Miles 2 540
There Goes English Teacher - A Memoir
Karin Cronje Paperback R781 Discovery Miles 7 810
Ingrid Jonker - 'n Biografie
Petrovna Metelerkamp Paperback R390 R352 Discovery Miles 3 520
Chris van Wyk: Irascible Genius - A…
Kevin van Wyk Paperback R360 R129 Discovery Miles 1 290
Sol Plaatje's Mhudi - History…
Sabata-Mpho Mokae, Brian Willan Paperback R330 R298 Discovery Miles 2 980

See more

Partners