The fabulous imagination : on Montaigne's Essays / Lawrence D. Kritzman.
| Author/creator | Kritzman, Lawrence D. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Columbia University Press, ©2009. |
| Description | x, 227 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Monster theory -- Montaigne's fantastic monsters and the construction of gender -- Representing the monster : cognition, cripples, and other limp parts in "Des boyteux" (III, 11) -- Death sentences -- Montaigne's fraternity : La Boétie on trial -- Montaigne on horseback, or, The simulation of death -- The anxiety of death : narrative and subjectivity in "De la diversion" (III, 4) -- Excavating Montaigne : the essayist on trial -- Philosophical impostures -- The Socratic makeover : the ethics of the impossible in "De la phisionomie" (III, 12) -- Romancing the stone : "De l'experience" (III, 13). |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-214) and index. |
| LCCN | 2008045954 |
| ISBN | 9780231119924 (hard cover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0231119925 (hard cover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780231119931 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0231119933 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PQ1643 .K75 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |