{"product_id":"an-apology-for-raymond-sebond-classics-s-9780140444933","title":"An Apology for Raymond Sebond Classics S","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn Apology for Raymond Sebond - Michel de Montaigne       \u003ci\u003eTranslated with an Introduction and Notes by M. A. Screech\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eNote on the Text\u003cbr\u003eExplanation of the Symbols\u003cbr\u003eNote on the Translation\u003cbr\u003eFurther Reading\u003cbr\u003eAppendices\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAN APOLOGY FOR RAYMOND SEBOND\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49524433322327,"sku":"9780140444933","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780140444933.jpg?v=1731856757","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/an-apology-for-raymond-sebond-classics-s-9780140444933","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}