Book contents
- Montaigne and the Life of Freedom
- Series page
- Montaigne and the Life of Freedom
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Conventions
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Freedom and the essai
- Chapter 2 Languages of the self
- Chapter 3 Self-possession, public engagement and slavery
- Chapter 4 Oysiveté and nonchalance
- Chapter 5 The art of self-management
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 2 - Languages of the self
Montaigne's classical inheritance
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 March 2013
- Montaigne and the Life of Freedom
- Series page
- Montaigne and the Life of Freedom
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Conventions
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Freedom and the essai
- Chapter 2 Languages of the self
- Chapter 3 Self-possession, public engagement and slavery
- Chapter 4 Oysiveté and nonchalance
- Chapter 5 The art of self-management
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Montaigne and the Life of Freedom , pp. 45 - 88Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012