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.
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