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Essays of Michel de Montaigne by Michel de Montaigne; Charles Cotton (Translator); William Hazilitt (Editor)
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Category: Reference
Montaigne's stated goal in his book is to describe man, and especially himself, with utter frankness and honesty ("bonne foi"). He finds the great variety and volatility of human nature to be its most basic features, which resonates to the Renaissance thought about the fragility of humans. According to ...Show more
The Complete Essays by Michel Montaigne, de Montaigne Michel
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Category: Philosophy | Series: Classics Ser.
In 1572 Montaigne retired to his estates in order to devote himself to leisure, reading and thinking. There he wrote his constantly expanding 'assays', inspired by ideas he found in the books of his library and his own experience. He discussed subjects as diverse as war-horses and cannibals, poetry and ...Show more
What Do I Know?: Essential Essays by Michel de Montaigne
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Category: Essays
A selection of Michel de Montaigne's most profound, searching essays, in a new translation and stunning hardback edition
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