La façon virile de Montaigne

The concept of virility is fundamental to understanding the ethics of the Essais, since it allows the articulation of the social ideal of a warrior nobility and a moral ideal of virtue and vigour, as well as a stylistic ideal of naturalness and the primacy of subject matter, which links Montaigne to...

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Main Author: Bruno Méniel
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Language:fra
Published: Pléiade (EA 7338) 2008-12-01
Series:Itinéraires
Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/itineraires/2207
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