Montaigne: Philosopher of the French Renaissance

<p>Centuries before Proust's <em>Remembrance of Things Past </em>took us on a tour of memory and James Joyce played with stream of consciousness, a 16th century nobleman - Michel de Montaigne - developed a wholly new style of reflective prose that examined his place in the world.&nbsp;His thoughts, questions and worries appear on the page as though they are your own, at once intensely personal to his own life yet somehow universal.&nbsp;</p><br><p>In this episode of <em>Not Just the Tudors</em>, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb talks about the enduring legacy of the essays of Montaigne with Sarah Bakewell, author of <em>How to Live, or a life of Montaigne in one question and twenty attempts at an answer.</em></p><br><p>This episode was produced by Rob Weinberg.</p><br><p><strong>Discover the past with exclusive history documentaries and ad-free podcasts presented by world-renowned historians from History Hit. Watch them on your smart TV or on the go with your mobile device. Get 50% off your first 3 months with code&nbsp;TUDORS&nbsp;</strong><a href="http://access.historyhit.com/checkout?code=tudors&plan=monthly" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>sign up now for your 14-day free trial&gt;&nbsp;</strong></a></p><br><p>You can take part in our listener survey&nbsp;<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/6FFT7MK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a> &gt;</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>