This edition is based on Montaigne et Shakespeare: L'émergence de la conscience moderne, published 2011 by Librairie José Corti. Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-190) and index.
Contents:
New forms of self-consciousness in Montaigne -- The progress of subjectivity from antiquity to Montaigne -- Shakespeare and the new aspects of subjectivity -- Complexity and coherence of the Shakespearean characters -- Subjective time in Montaigne and Shakespeare -- Scepticism and stable humanistic values -- Epilogue : the wisdom of Montaigne and Shakespeare.
Summary:
Traces the evolution of self-consciousness in literary, philosophical, and religious writings from antiquity to the Renaissance and demonstrates that its early modern forms first appeared in Montaigne's Essays and in Shakespearean drama.
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