An Apology for Raymond Sebond

"An Apology for Raymond Sebond" is widely regarded as the greatest of Montaigne's essays: a supremely eloquent expression of Christian scepticism. An empassioned defence of Sebond's fifteenth-century treatise on natural theology, it was inspired by the deep crisis of personal melancholy that followed the death of Montaigne's own father in 1568, and explores contemporary Christianity in prose that is witty and frequently damning. As he searches for the true meaning of faith, Montaigne is heavily critical of the arrogant tendency of mankind to create God in its own image, and offers his personal reflections on the true role of man, the need to eschew personal arrogance, and the vital importance of faith if we are to understand our place in the universe. Wise, perceptive and remarkably informed, this is one of the true masterpieces of the essay form.

ISBN 0140444939   Pages 240 ISBN13 9780140444933 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd   Weight (grammes) 183 Imprint Penguin Classics   Language English Format Paperback   Published in London Publication date 27 Aug 1987   Series title Classics S. Translator M.A. Screech   Height (mm) 198 Writer of introduction M.A. Screech   Width (mm) 129 Library of Congress BL200   Spine width (mm) 14 DEWEY 211.3   Academic level General DEWEY edition DC19

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