Staging the Essays: An Evening with Michel de Montaigne
Location: Andrews Hall Room 229
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9-24-2026 6:00 pm
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7:00 pm
(America/New_York)
(1 hour)
Dr. Jeff Persels (University of South Carolina) will perform a monologue of Montaigne's most famous essay, "On Cannibals." He will also discuss what it means to "perform" an essay (in translation) and what we can learn from reading this Renaissance man today. Sponsored by Medieval and Renaissance Studies and co-sponsored by the Convocations Committee and Modern Languages and Literatures