Montaigne's Cat
Michel de Montaigne retired from being a judge in 1571, at the age of thirty-eight, and retired to his castle to think deeply. He writes a quote by Lucretius on the ceiling of his library: "There is no new pleasure to be gained by living longer."
But after he retires, he starts working and writing more instead of resting. This is how Montaigne's Essays are born. Montaigne puts aside his Stoic pessimism and re-creates himself philosophically. He erases Lucretius' quote from the ceiling of his library and begins to embrace life with all its sensory vitality, in many overlooked places; In the touch of a hand, in the scent rising from his glass, in the taste of the wine, in the playfulness of his cat... Saul Frampton offers us a portrait of perhaps the most witty and important Renaissance writer. Montaigne's essays were the first coherent expression of human consciousness in Western literature and still have the ability to guide those who want to think about life even today.
Number of Pages: 296
Year of Printing: 2011
Language: Turkish
Publisher: Say Publications
First Printing Year: 2011
Language: Turkish
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