Montaigne Montaigne

Publisher Description

This classic biography of Michel de Montaigne—one of the founding fathers of humanism—is a heartfelt argument for the importance of intellectual freedom and tolerance.
 
Written by one of the 20th century’s most popular authors during WWII, Montaigne is a passionate and readable biography of the great Renaissance humanist. Stefan Zweig draws strong parallels between Montaigne’s age—when Europe was torn in two by conflict between Catholicism and Protestantism—and his own, in which Fascism and Communism were on the verge of destroying the pan-continental liberal culture he was born into and loved dearly. Just as Montaigne sought to remain aloof from the factionalism of his day, so Zweig tried to the last to defend his freedom of thought and argue for peace and compromise.  

One of the final works Zweig wrote before his suicide, this is both a brilliantly impassioned portrait of a great mind and a moving plea for tolerance in a world ruled by cruelty.

GENRE
Biographies & Memoirs
RELEASED
2015
November 10
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
160
Pages
PUBLISHER
Steerforth Press
SELLER
Penguin Random House LLC
SIZE
327.7
KB

Customer Reviews

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A Kindred Spirit...

Stefan Zweig, a philosophical, literary master in his own right, never fails to inject a youthful joy and tenderness into his interpretations of the past. Taking “olden times” out of their stuffy and dusty packaging, he revives them into relatable, modern wells of adventure and wisdom. “Montaigne” is no exception.

I had never heard of Montaigne prior to reading this book...I was only a fan of the classics and a zealot for everything Zweig. I now look forward to diving headlong into a Montaigne rabbit hole. Hoorah! And, thank you, Stefan. You have blessed me yet again.

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