The essays of Émile Faguet, then a very influential critic, illustrate the volatility of the reception of Michel de Montaigne in the early twentieth century. He defends the idea of a “polychrome” Montaigne, whose thought is always in motion. These studies also shed light on the history of literary criticism.
CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques
ISBN:978-2-406-13196-0
EAN:9782406131960
ISSN: 0986-492X
DOI: 10.15122/isbn.978-2-37312-257-2
Publisher: Classiques Garnier
Online publication: 09-15-2006
Language: French
Keyword: Pierre Villey, stoicism, skepticism, positivism, metaphysics, Marie de Gournay, François Rabelais, Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, humanism, nineteenth- and twentieth-century literary criticism