About this book
A series of biographical lectures originally published in 1850. Each chapter is a philosophical treatment of the life of an intellectual. The six representatives are Plato, Swedenborg, Shakespeare, Montaigne, Napolean and Goethe. (Introduction by S. Kovalchik)
Chapters (9)
101: I: The Uses of Great Men
202: II: Plato, Or The Philosopher
303: II: Plato, New Readings
404: III: Swedenborg, Or The Mystic
505: IV: Montaigne, Or, The Skeptic (Part 1)
606: IV: Montaigne, Or, The Skeptic (Part 2)
707: V: Shakspeare, Or, The Poet
808: VI: Napoleon, Or, The Man of the World
909: VII: Goethe, Or, The Writer
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