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On Solitude

Paperback • 2009 • English

On Solitude

By Michel de Montaigne

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About the book

Blending intellectual speculation with anecdote and personal reflection, the Renaissance thinker and writer Montaigne pioneered the modern essay. This selection contains his idiosyncratic and timeless writings on subjects as varied as the virtues of solitude, the power of the imagination, the pleasures of reading, the importance of sleep and why we sometimes laugh and cry at the same things. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - a...Show more

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9780141043852

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Published year

2009

Language

English

Original title

On Solitude

Format

Paperback

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