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The Art of Memory (1966), one of the most significant works of intellectual history, explores the history of mnemonics from ancient Greece and Rome, through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, to its influence on the science and culture of Europe.
Montaigne is considered the father of the essay (The Views were first published in 1580), a literary form that combines a scientific approach and the author's personal view of the subject.
The City of the Sun (Latin: Civitas Solis, published in 1623) is a visionary, esoteric, almost mystical utopia, deeply imbued with the Renaissance spirit, Egyptian astrology, and the Christian hope for a perfect society.