How To Read Montaigne by Terence Cave (English) Paperback Book

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'These [How to Read] books let you encounter thinkers eyeball to eyeball by analysing passages from their work' Terry Eagleton, New Statesman

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Montaigne (1533-92) is commonly regarded as an early modern sceptic, standing at the threshold of a new secular way of thinking. He is also known for his groundbreaking exploration of the 'subject' or the 'self'. Terence Cave discusses these and other key aspects of the Essais not as philosophical themes but as features in the mapping of a mental landscape. Taking passages from many different chapters of the Essais, this book guides the reader through Montaigne's investigation of the 'subtle shades and stirrings' of the mind.

Notes

Taking passages from his most famous work Essais, this book guides you through Montaigne's investigation of the mind.

Author Biography

Terence Cave is Emeritus Professor of French Literature at the University of Oxford, Emeritus Research Fellow of St John s College, Oxford, and a Fellow of the British Academy. He is the author of The Cornucopian Text: Problems of Writing in the French Renaissance and other studies in early modern French culture.

Review

'These [How to Read] books let you encounter thinkers eyeball to eyeball by analysing passages from their work' Terry Eagleton, "New Statesman"

Long Description

Montaigne (1533-92) is commonly regarded as an early modern sceptic, standing at the threshold of a new secular way of thinking. He is also known for his ground-breaking exploration of the 'subject' or the 'self'. Terence Cave discusses these and other key aspects of the Essais (Montaigne's major work) not as philosophical themes but as features in the mapping of a mental landscape: the project of the Essais is cognitive rather than philosophical. Similarly, he reads the Essais not as 'essays' in the literary sense but as 'trials' or 'soundings' in which the manner of writing - the shape of the sentences, the use of metaphors and other figures - is crucial. Taking passages from many different chapters of the Essais , this book guides the reader through Montaigne's investigation of the 'subtle shades and stirrings' of the mind.

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'These [How to Read] books let you encounter thinkers eyeball to eyeball by analysing passages from their work' Terry Eagleton, New Statesman

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'These [How to Read] books let you encounter thinkers eyeball to eyeball by analysing passages from their work' Terry Eagleton, New Statesman

Details ISBN1862079447 Author Terence Cave Pages 112 Publisher Granta Books Year 2007 ISBN-10 1862079447 ISBN-13 9781862079441 Format Paperback Publication Date 2007-08-06 Imprint Granta Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 844.3 Birth 1938 Media Book Edition 1st Series How to Read Language English Short Title HT READ MONTAIGNE UK Release Date 2007-08-06 AU Release Date 2007-08-06 NZ Release Date 2007-08-06 We've got this

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