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Loading... Montaigne: A Biography (1965)by Donald Murdoch Frame
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Most authorative biography, but rather dry. However, the last chapter on Montaigne's influence on French philosophers makes up for the overall pedantry. ( ) no reviews | add a review
This biography of Montaigne remains an authority as it is, to this day, the most complete and well-informed. Rather than displaying erudition, it soberly combines knowledge and good sense and gives back to Montaigne's work, from genesis until reception, all the senses and depths of a life. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)844.3Literature French French essays Renaissance 1500–1600LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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