MICHEL DE MONTAIGNE

213 pp. Cartoné editorial con sobrecubierta

237 pp. Cartoné editorial con sobrecubierta. Intonso

A lavish hardcover collector's edition of one of the most influential works ever written How

Montaigne is a great French Renaissance thinker who took himself as the great object of study in his Essays. In studying himself Montaigne is studying mankind. He attempted to weigh or 'assay' his nature, habits, his own opinions and those of others. He is searching for truth by reflecting on his readings, his travels as well as his experiences ...

Pionero del ensayo, erudito, jurisconsulto, aristócrata, diplomático, alcalde, viajero, pedagogo o filósofo son, entre otras, algunas de las facetas cultivadas por Michel de Montaigne a lo largo de su vida (1533-1592). Sentencias tan célebres como «¿Qué sé yo?» o «Mi oficio y mi arte es vivir» están inconfundiblemente ligadas a este enigmático a...