How to live : a life of Montaigne in one question and twenty attempts at an answer
Bakewell, Sarah2010
Book
This book, a spirited and singular biography, relates the story of Montaigne's life by way of the questions he posed and the answers he explored. It traces his bizarre upbringing (made to speak only Latin), youthful career and sexual adventures, his travels, and his friendships with the scholar and poet Etienne de La Boetie.
Main title:
How to live : a life of Montaigne in one question and twenty attempts at an answer / by Sarah Bakewell.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Chatto & Windus, 2010.
Collation:
320 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
ISBN:
9780701178925 (hbk)
Dewey class:
848.3
Language:
English
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BRN:
45447