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On solitude
Title
On solitude / Michel de Montaigne ; translated by M.A. Screech.
ISBN
9780141399256
0141399252
9780141043852
0141043857
Published
London ; New York : Penguin Books, 2009.
Physical Description
120 pages ; 18 cm.
Notes
"This translation: 1st published in Penguin Classics, 1991"--Title page verso.
Translated from the French.
Summary
Blending intellectual speculation with anecdote and personal reflection, the Renaissance thinker and writer Montaigne pioneered the modern essay. This selection contains his idiosyncratic writings on subjects as varied as the virtues of solitude, the power of the imagination, the pleasures of reading, and the importance of sleep.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 05, 2017
Series
Great ideas
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Early works.
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