On Solitude

ISBN-13: 9780141043852 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 144 str.

Montaigne Michel

Opis

Blending intellectual speculation with anecdote and personal reflection, the Renaissance thinker and writer Montaigne pioneered the modern essay. This selection contains his idiosyncratic and timeless writings on subjects as varied as the virtues of solitude, the power of the imagination, and the pleasures of reading.

O autorze

Born in 1533, Montaigne studied law and spent a number of years working as a counsellor before devoting his life to reading, writing and reflection. He died in 1586.