Michael Andrew Screech


Michael Andrew Screech was a cleric and a professor of French literature with special interests in the Renaissance, Montaigne and Rabelais.
In the years 1971–84 he was the Fielden Professor of French Language and Literature, at the University College, University of London. From 2003 to 2018 he was an emeritus fellow of All Souls College, Oxford.
In 1992, he was honoured as a Chevalier in the French Legion of Honor. His translation of Montaigne's Essays has been widely recognized.

Selected publications

M. A. Screech as author