Hamlin, William M.
Montaigne: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introduction)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780190848774
- author:
- Hamlin, William M.
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Oxford University Press Inc
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 160
- Dimensions:
- 17.5 x 11.1 x 1 centimeters (0.1
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary Collections, Essays,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
Montaigne: A Very Short Introduction explores the life, thought, and writing of the French author Michel de Montaigne, widely regarded as the founder and greatest practitioner of the personal essay. This influential work has been continuously and powerfully influential among writers and philosophers since its first appearance.
Hamlin's book provides an overview of Montaigne's life, thought, and writing, situating the Essays within the arc of Montaigne's lived experience and focusing on themes of particular interest for contemporary readers. The result is a well-informed and lucidly written introduction that offers an ideal point of entry into the life and work of the world's first and most extraordinary essayist.
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