De la phisionomie

Essais, III, 12

by Michel de Montaigne, edited by Blandine Perona

Book cover: De la phisionomie

Extent: 190 pages

Publisher: Classiques Garnier

Subjects: Early Modern & Renaissance Studies, Philosophy

Series: Essais philosophiques sur Montaigne et son temps

Series volume number: 7

Language: French

Paperback (Published)

(June 2019)

ISBN: 9782406082255

Price: $41.00

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Hardback (Published)

(July 2019)

ISBN: 9782406082262

Price: $94.00

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In “De la phisionomie,” irony weakens the eulogistic account that Montaigne makes of himself as he compares himself to Socrates. This is a reflection on the possible exemplarity of stories, on the intrinsic limits of this self-portrait of “good faith” and the good use to which it can be put

  • By (author) Michel de Montaigne
  • Edited by Blandine Perona