The life-work of Montaigne
| Title | The life-work of Montaigne |
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| Author | from the Russian of Merejkowski by G. A. Mounsey |
| Publication | Moring |
| Size | 65p |
| Language |  ENG |
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| Topics |
Biography--Philosophy Philosophy--French--16th century Renaissance Philosophy--Humanism Philosophy--Scepticism |
| Notes | Montaigne was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre. His work is noted for its merging of casual anecdotes. He had a direct influence on writers all over the world, including Francis Bacon, René Descartes, Blaise Pascal, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Albert Hirschman, William Hazlitt, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Friedrich Nietzsche, Stefan Zweig, Eric Hoffer, Isaac Asimov, and possibly on the later works of William Shakespeare. [wikipedia] |
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