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    A Summer with Montaigne: On the Art of Living Well
    A Summer with Montaigne: On the Art of Living Well
    A Summer with Montaigne: On the Art of Living Well
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    A Summer with Montaigne: On the Art of Living Well

    Written by Antoine Compagnon

    Narrated by Fred Stella

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    About this audiobook

    Michel de Montaigne embodies the humanist ideal—curious, measured, contemplative yet not unworldly, witty, free of prejudice, and urbane. But what does this French Renaissance philosopher have to tell us about how to think and live today? In forty short, erudite, and lively chapters written over a single summer, Antoine Compagnon seeks answers to that question.

    In A Summer with Montaigne, Compagnon invites his readers to join him as he strolls through Montaigne’s key contributions to our understanding of what is good and worthwhile in life. This engaging book, then, serves as both an introduction to Montaigne for readers unfamiliar with his work and a refresher for those who are already acquainted with his unique brilliance, vitality, and timeliness. Montaigne’s Essays deal with themes that remain relevant today, from the problems posed by religion, war, power, and friendship to the absurdity of our fixations and peccadillos. Accompanying readers through the Essays, Compagnon never pontificates and is never austere. Rather, he approaches Montaigne with a sense of humor, admiration, and joy.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEverand Productions
    Release dateAug 24, 2021
    ISBN9781094426617
    A Summer with Montaigne: On the Art of Living Well
    Author

    Antoine Compagnon

    Antoine Compagnon is a Professor of French Literature at Collège de France, Paris, and the Blanche W. Knopf Professor of French and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, New York. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and holds honorary degrees from King’s College London, HEC Paris, and the University of Liege.

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    • 4/5
      Una aproximación al pensamiento de Montaigne a través de las citas que más le interesan de los ensayos a Antoine Compagnon, quien ofrece algunas anotaciones sobre el tiempo y la persona del ensayista renacentista para tomar, en su justa dimensión las citas que comparte.
    • 3/5
      A great refresher for Montaigne's philosophy. Efficiently compiled, and beautifully narrated.