On Solitude
by Michel de Montaigne
Title:
On Solitude
Author:
Michel de Montaigne
Series (if any):
Penguin Great Ideas
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
144 pages
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN-13:
9780141043852
EAN:
9780141043852
Publication Date:
27/08/2009
Classifications:
Biography and non-fiction prose
Weight (g):
210
Dimensions (mm):
178 x 111 x 10
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Price:£6.59
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Description
Blending intellectual speculation with anecdote and personal reflection, the Renaissance thinker and writer Montaigne pioneered the modern essay. This selection contains his idiosyncratic writings on subjects as varied as the virtues of solitude, the power of the imagination, the pleasures of reading, and the importance of sleep.
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