French Introspectives : From Montaigne to Andre Gide

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Originally published in 1937, this book contains a series of studies seeking 'examples of introspection in a literature which is reputed to be rich with them', namely French autobiography. Mansell Jones examines the work of authors such as Montaigne, Maine de Biran and Sénancour to find examples of 'the disinterested investigation of a mind by itself'.