How to live, or, a life of Montaigne : in one question and twenty attempts at an answer
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New York : Other Press, [2010].
Edition
Other Press edition.
Physical Desc
x, 389 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Status
Cottonwood Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
844.3 MON
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Sedona Public Library - BIO - Biography Collection
BIOGRAPHY MONTAIGNE M.
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Published
New York : Other Press, [2010].
Format
Book - Regular Print
Edition
Other Press edition.
Language
English

Notes

General Note
Originally published: London : Chatto & Windus, 2010.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-372) and index.
Description
How does one live? How does one do the good or honorable thing, while flourishing and feeling happy? This question obsessed Renaissance writers, none more than Montaigne, perhaps the first truly modern individual. A nobleman, public official and wine-grower, he wrote free-roaming explorations of his thought and experience, unlike anything written before. He called them "essays," meaning "attempts" or "tries." Into them, he put whatever was in his head: his tastes in wine and food, his childhood memories, the way his dog's ears twitched when it was dreaming, as well as the appalling events of the religious civil wars raging around him. The Essays was an instant bestseller and, over four hundred years later, Montaigne's honesty and charm still draw readers. This spirited biography relates the story of his life by way of the questions he posed and the answers he explored.--From publisher description.
Awards
National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography, 2010.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Bakewell, S. (2010). How to live, or, a life of Montaigne : in one question and twenty attempts at an answer (Other Press edition.). Other Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bakewell, Sarah, 1963-. 2010. How to Live, Or, a Life of Montaigne : In One Question and Twenty Attempts At an Answer. Other Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bakewell, Sarah, 1963-. How to Live, Or, a Life of Montaigne : In One Question and Twenty Attempts At an Answer Other Press, 2010.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Bakewell, Sarah. How to Live, Or, a Life of Montaigne : In One Question and Twenty Attempts At an Answer Other Press edition., Other Press, 2010.

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