Montaigne's Essays resemble a patchwork of personal reflections, but they engage with questions that animate the human mind, and tend to a single goal: to live better in the present and to prepare for death. For this reason, Montaigne's thought and writings have been a subject of enduring interest across disciplines. This Handbook brings together essays by prominent scholars that examine Montaigne's literary, philosophical, and political contributions, and assess his legacy and relevance today in a global perspective. It presents Montaigne's Essays not only in their historical context but also as a starting point for discussing issues that concern us today.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- CONTENTS
- Note on editions
- Montaigne's Essays: A Book Consubstantial with its Author
- Philippe Desan
- PART I: HISTORICAL MONTAIGNE
- 1. From Eyquem to Montaigne
- Philippe Desan
- 2. Montaigne's Education
- George Hoffmann
- 3. The Humanist Tradition and Montaigne
- John O'Brien
- 4. Montaigne, Translator of Raymond Sebond
- Mireille Habert
- 5. La Boétie and Montaigne
- Michel Magnien
- 6. The Public Life of Montaigne
- Philippe Desan
- 7. Montaigne and the Wars of Religion
- Mark Greengrass
- 8. Publishing History of the Essays
- Jean Balsamo
- 9. Montaigne's Travel Journal
- François Rigolot
- 10. Montaigne, the New World, and Precolonialisms
- Timothy Reiss
- 11. Montaigne and History
- John Lyons
- 12. Montaigne's Political Thought
- Biancamaria Fontana
- 13. Montaigne's Turn to Modern Philosophy
- Ann Hartle
- 14. Montaigne: Early Modern, Modern, Postmodern
- Zachary Schiffman
- PART II: RECEPTION OF MONTAIGNE
- 15. Montaigne in the World
- Paul Smith
- 16. Montaigne in England and America
- Warren Boutcher
- 17. Montaigne and Shakespeare
- William Hamlin
- 18. Montaigne and Descartes
- Michael Moriarty
- PART III: MODERN AND GLOBAL MONTAIGNE
- 19. Montaigne on Language
- Katie Chenoweth
- 20. Montaigne on Style
- Kathy Eden
- 21. Montaigne on Rhetoric
- Déborah Knop
- 22. Montaigne on Reading
- Peter Mack
- 23. Montaigne on Free Thinking
- Richard Scholar
- 24. Montaigne on Self
- Marie-Clarté Lagrée
- 25. Montaigne on Justice and Law
- Valérie M. Dionne
- 26. Montaigne on Violence
- Cynthia Nazarian
- 27. Montaigne on Virtue and Ethics
- Ullrich Langer
- 28. Montaigne on Faith and Religion
- Alain Legros
- 29. Montaigne on Truth and Skepticism
- Jan Miernowski
- 30. Montaigne on Gender
- Todd W. Reeser
- 31. Montaigne on Women
- Mary McKinley
- 32. Montaigne on Empathy
- Sarah Bakewell
- 33. Montaigne on Friendship
- Eric McPhail
- 34. Montaigne on Love
- Elizabeth Guild
- 35. Montaigne on Memory
- Andrea Frisch
- 36. Montaigne on Curiosity
- Zahi Zalloua
- 37. Montaigne on Imagination
- Wes Williams
- 38. Montaigne on Alterity
- Tom Conley
- 39. Montaigne on Monsters and Monstrosity
- Kathleen Long
- 40. Montaigne on Animals
- Thierry Gontier
- 41. Montaigne on Aging
- Cynthia Skenazi
- 42. Montaigne on Health and Death
- Dorothea Heitsch
- Conclusion: Bibliographic and Research Resources on Montaigne
- Philippe Desan
