Montaigne and the quality of mercy : ethical and political themes in the Essais

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

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- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1998]
Series:Princeton legacy library
Subjects:
Montaigne, Michel de, > 1533-1592. > Essais.
Montaigne, Michel de, > 1533-1592 > Ethics.
Montaigne, Michel de, > 1533-1592 > Political and social views.
Montaigne, Michel de, > 1533-1592
Essais (Montaigne, Michel de)
HISTORY > Europe > France.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS > Essays.
Ethics
Political and social views
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • CHAPTER ONE. Clemency and Revenge: The First Essay and Its Place in Montaigne's Book
  • CHAPTER TWO. Cruelty and Noblesse: "De la cruaute" and "Couardise mere de la cruaute"
  • CHAPTER THREE. The Culture That Cannot Pardon: "Des cannibales" in the Larger Essais
  • CHAPTER FOUR. An Ethics of Yielding: "De Part de conferer" and "De la phisionomie"
  • Notes
  • Index
  • ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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