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How to Read Montaigne
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ISBN10: 1862079447
ISBN13: 9781862079441
Publisher: Granta Books
Published: Aug 1 2013
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.25
Height: 0.38 Width: 4.81 Depth: 8.17
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781862079441
Publisher: Granta Books
Published: Aug 1 2013
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.25
Height: 0.38 Width: 4.81 Depth: 8.17
Language: English
Montaigne (1533-92) is commonly regarded as an early modern sceptic, standing at the threshold of a new secular way of thinking. He is also known for his ground-breaking exploration of the 'subject' or the 'self'. Terence Cave discusses these and other key aspects of the Essais (Montaigne's major work) not as philosophical themes but as features in the mapping of a mental landscape: the project of the Essais is cognitive rather than philosophical. Similarly, he reads the Essais not as 'essays' in the literary sense but as 'trials' or 'soundings' in which the manner of writing - the shape of the sentences, the use of metaphors and other figures - is crucial. Taking passages from many different chapters of the Essais, this book guides the reader through Montaigne's investigation of the 'subtle shades and stirrings' of the mind.
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