Liberty, self-possession and carelessness in Montaigne's Essais
This thesis explores the relationship between self-examination, self-regulation and human freedom in Montaigne’s <i>Essais</i> (c. 1571-1592). Montaigne’s text has overwhelmingly been characterized as the expression of a distinctively modern subjectivity, positing an authentic, individua...
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University of Cambridge
2010
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.599646 |