Montaigne's Career

ISBN-13: 9780198159629 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 208 str.

George Hoffmann

Opis

Following Montaigne through his various roles as manager, magistrate, diplomat, and mayor, this book examines the sources of income available to sixteenth-century writers, the various demands on their time, and their involvement in the financial and editorial aspects of publishing itself, to illustrate the interdependent relationship between writing and politics in the sixteenth century.

Recenzje

George Hoffman's work opens up new territory, takes us into the background of book production, and makes us consider the practical conditions in which the essays were written ... This is a thought-provoking book. It plays down religion, war and politics, and projects an essentially local image of Montaigne ... Hoffman raises important general issues about the Essais and about writing.