Shakespeare and Montaigne

Ground-breaking essays comparing Shakespeare and Montaigne Introduces and explores a wide range of fresh approaches to comparative study of Shakespeare and MontaigneIlluminates connections, parallels, and discontinuities between the artistry of Shakespeare’s plays and the complexity of Montaigne’s thoughtConsiders Shakespeare and Montaigne within the intellectual history of the Renaissance and the ReformationReflects on Shakespeare and Montaigne as thinkers and innovators speaking to the present