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Montaigne and Melancholy: The Wisdom of the Essays
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Penguin USA
Publication date May 1, 1992
Binding Paperback
Edition Reprint
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780140143621
ISBN-10 0140143629
Dimensions 0.50 by 5.25 by 8 in.
Weight 0.35 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $10.00
§As reported by publisher
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Amazon.com description: Product Description: Although Montaigne achieved a balance that made him a model humanist thinker, his temperament was sanguine-melancholic. Screech reassesses the Essais, showing how Montaigne steered his melancholy into appropriate psychological channels, seeking a balance of body and soul as a means to avoid madness.

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Hardcover
Book cover for 9780941664080
 
from Associated Univ Pr (October 1, 1984)
9780941664080 | details & prices | 5.75 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $32.50
About: Although Montaigne achieved a balance that made him a model humanist thinker, his temperament was sanguine-melancholic.
Paperback
Book cover for 9780140143621 Book cover for 9780742508637
 
With Marc Fumarolicollege De France (other contributor), Marc Fumaroli | from Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc (June 1, 2000); titled "Montaigne & Melancholy: The Wisdom of the Essays"
9780742508637 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $42.00
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Reprint edition from Penguin USA (May 1, 1992)
9780140143621 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $10.00
About: Although Montaigne achieved a balance that made him a model humanist thinker, his temperament was sanguine-melancholic.

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