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Montaigne & Melancholy
Michael Andrew Screech
其他書名
The Wisdom of the Essays
出版Rowman & Littlefield, 2000
主題Literary Collections / Ancient & ClassicalLiterary Collections / EssaysLiterary Collections / MedievalLiterary Criticism / European / FrenchLiterary Criticism / Renaissance
ISBN07425086339780742508637
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=HQwpWHYDXT4C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Montaigne (1533-1592), the personification of philosophical calm, had to struggle to become the wise Renaissance humanist we know. His balanced temperament, sanguine and melancholic, promised genius but threatened madness. When he started his Essays, Montaigne was upset by an attack of melancholy humor: He became temperamental and unbalanced. Writing about himself restored the balance but broke an age-old taboo--happily so, for he discovered profound truths about himself and about our human condition. His charm and humor have made his writings widely enjoyed and admired.