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Montaigne and the Quality of Mercy: Ethical and Political Themes in the Essais - Princeton Legacy Library
David Quint
Montaigne and the Quality of Mercy: Ethical and Political Themes in the Essais - Princeton Legacy Library
David Quint
In a fresh reading of Montaigne's Essais, David Quint portrays the great Renaissance writer as both a literary man and a deeply engaged political thinker concerned with the ethical basis of society and civil discourse. From the first essay, Montaigne places the reader in a world of violent political conflict reminiscent of the French Wars of Religi
192 pages, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | April 19, 2016 |
ISBN13 | 9780691632469 |
Publishers | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 192 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 13 mm · 425 g |
Language | English |