To view prices and purchase online, please login, or register for an account.
Montaigne and the Quality of Mercy: Ethical and Political Themes in the Essais
(Hardback)
Available Formats
Publishing Details
Full Title:
Montaigne and the Quality of Mercy: Ethical and Political Themes in the Essais
Contributors:
By (Author) David Quint
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
28th June 2016
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Social and political philosophy
Literary essays
European history
Dewey:
844.3
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
192
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
425g
Description
In a fresh reading of Montaigne's Essais, David Quint portrays the great Renaissance writer as both a literary man and a deeply engaged political thinker concerned with the ethical basis of society and civil discourse. From the first essay, Montaigne places the reader in a world of violent political conflict reminiscent of the French Wars of Religi
