Montaigne and the quality of mercy : ethical and political themes in the Essais / David Quint.

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 poli...

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Main Author: Quint, David, 1950-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1998.
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