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One of the most important writers and thinkers of the Renaissance, Michel de Montaigne (1533-92) helped invent a literary genre that seemed more modern than anything that had come before. But did he do it, as he suggests in his Essays, by retreating to his chateau, turning his back on the world, and...
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Desan, Philippe, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Montaigne : A Life / Philippe Desan. Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2017] ©2017 1 online resource (832 p.) : 2 halftones. 19 line illus. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Introduction -- Part One. Ambitions -- Chapter 1. The Eyquems' Social Ascension -- Chapter 2. A First Career as a Magistrate (1556-1570) -- Chapter 3. La Boétie and Montaigne: Discourse on Servitude and Essay of Allegiance -- Chapter 4. "Witness My Cannibals": The Encounter with the Indians of the New World -- Chapter 5. The Making of a Gentleman (1570-1580) -- Chapter 6. The Essais of 1580: Moral, Political, and Military Discourses -- Part Two. Practices -- Chapter 7. The Call of Rome, or How Montaigne Never Became an Ambassador (1580-1581) -- Chapter 8. "Messieurs of Bordeaux Elected Me Mayor of Their City" (1581-1585) -- Chapter 9. "Benignity of the Great" and "Public Ruin" (1585-1588) -- Chapter 10. The Marginalization of Montaigne (1588-1592) -- Part Three. Post Mortem -- Chapter 11. Montaigne's Political Posterity -- Epilogue -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Translations Cited -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star One of the most important writers and thinkers of the Renaissance, Michel de Montaigne (1533-92) helped invent a literary genre that seemed more modern than anything that had come before. But did he do it, as he suggests in his Essays, by retreating to his chateau, turning his back on the world, and stoically detaching himself from his violent times? In this definitive biography, Philippe Desan, one of the world's leading authorities on Montaigne, overturns this longstanding myth by showing that Montaigne was constantly concerned with realizing his political ambitions-and that the literary and philosophical character of the Essays largely depends on them. The most comprehensive and authoritative biography of Montaigne yet written, this sweeping narrative offers a fascinating new picture of his life and work.As Desan shows, Montaigne always considered himself a political figure and he conceived of each edition of the Essays as an indispensable prerequisite to the next stage of his public career. He lived through eight civil wars, successfully lobbied to be raised to the nobility, and served as mayor of Bordeaux, special ambassador, and negotiator between Henry III and Henry of Navarre. It was only toward the very end of Montaigne's life, after his political failure, that he took refuge in literature. But, even then, it was his political experience that enabled him to find the right tone for his genre.In this essential biography, we discover a new Montaigne-caught up in the events of his time, making no separation between private and public life, and guided by strategy first in his words and silences. Neither candid nor transparent, but also not yielding to the cynicism of his age, this Montaigne lends a new depth to the Montaigne of literary legend. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jul 2021) Authors Biography. Authors, French. Montaigne, Michel De, 1533-1592. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political. bisacsh Neal, Lisa. Rendall, Steven. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2017 9783110543322 print 9780691167879 https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400883394?locatt=mode:legacy https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400883394 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9781400883394.jpg |
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