| Series |
Oxford handbooks
Oxford handbooks. ^A611862
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| Contents |
Montaigne's Essays: a book consubstantial with its author / Philippe Desan -- 1. From Eyquem to Montaigne / Philippe Desan -- 2. Montaigne's education / George Hoffmann -- 3. The humanist tradition and Montaigne / John O'Brien -- 4. Montaigne, translator of Raymond Sebond / Mireille Habert -- 5. La Boétie and Montaigne / Michel Magnien -- 6. The public life of Montaigne / Philippe Desan -- 7. Montaigne and the wars of religion / Mark Greengrass -- 8. Publishing history of the Essays / Jean Balsamo -- 9. Montaigne's Travel journal / François Rigolot -- 10. Montaigne, the New World, and precolonialisms / Timothy J. Reiss -- 11. Montaigne and history / John D. Lyons -- 12. The political thought of Montaigne / Biancamaria Fontana -- 13. Montaigne's turn to modern philosophy / Ann Hartle -- 14. Montaigne: early modern, modern, postmodern / Zachary Schiffman -- 15. Montaigne in the world / Paul J. Smith -- 16. Montaigne in England and America / Warren Boutcher -- 17. Montaigne and Shakespeare / William M. Hamlin -- 18. Montaigne and Descartes / Michael Moriarty -- 19. Montaigne on language / Katie Chenoweth -- 20. Montaigne on style / Kathy Eden -- 21. Montaigne on rhetoric / Déborah Knop -- 22. Montaigne on reading / Peter Mack -- 23. Montaigne on free thinking / Richard Scholar -- 24. Montaigne on self / Marie-Clarté Lagrée -- 25. Montaigne on justice and law / Valérie M. Dionne -- 26. Montaigne on violence / Cynthia Nazarian -- 27. Montaigne on virtue and ethics / Ullrich Langer -- 28. Montaigne on faith and religion / Alain Legros -- 29. Montaigne on truth and skepticism / Jan Miernowski -- 30. Montaigne on gender / Todd W. Reeser -- 31. Montaigne on women / Mary McKinley -- 32. Montaigne on empathy / Sarah Bakewell -- 33. Montaigne on friendship / Eric McPhail -- 34. Montaigne on love / Elizabeth Guild -- 35. Montaigne on memory / Andrea Frisch -- 36. Montaigne on curiosity / Zahi Zalloua -- 37. Montaigne on imagination / Wes Williams -- 38. Montaigne on alterity / Tom Conley -- 39. Montaigne on monsters and monstrosity / Kathleen Long -- 40. Montaigne on animals / Thierry Gontier -- 41. Montaigne on aging / Cynthia Skenazi -- 42. Montaigne on health and death / Dorothea Heitsch. |
| Abstract |
"The creator of the 'essay, ' Michel de Montaigne serves as a bridge between what we call the early modern and modernity. The Essays resemble a patchwork of personal reflections that tend toward a single goal: to live better in the present and to prepare for death. Montaigne constantly redefines the nature of his task in order to fashion himself anew and, in the end, offers an impressionistic model of descriptions based on momentary experiences. Over the centuries, the reception of Montaigne has been anything but simple. The institutionalization of an author depends on what one might call his or her 'ideological and historical trajectory.' An effect of 'globalization' has even reached Montaigne in recent years, bringing him sudden, worldwide visibility. His thought has become internationalized, and he is read, studied, and commented in most European countries as well as in North America, Latin America, and Asia"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | Biography. |
| Genre/form | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| LCCN | 2016019758 |
| ISBN | 9780190215330 hardcover |
| ISBN | 019021533X hardcover |
