The complete essays
by Montaigne, Michel Eyquem de
Michel de Montaigne was one of the most influential figures of the Renaissance, responsible for popularising the essay as a literary form. In 1572 Montaigne retired to his estates in order to devote himself to leisure, reading and reflection. There he wrote his constantly expanding 'assays', inspired by the ideas he found in books contained in his library and from his own experience. He discusses subjects as diverse as war-horses and cannibals, poetry and politics, sex and religion, love and fr…
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- Full title :The complete essays / Michel de Montaigne ; translated and edited with an introduction and notes by M.A. Screech.
Summary
Michel de Montaigne was one of the most influential figures of the Renaissance, responsible for popularising the essay as a literary form. In 1572 Montaigne retired to his estates in order to devote himself to leisure, reading and reflection. There he wrote his constantly expanding 'assays', inspired by the ideas he found in books contained in his library and from his own experience. He discusses subjects as diverse as war-horses and cannibals, poetry and politics, sex and religion, love and friendship, ecstasy and experience. But, above all, Montaigne studied himself as a way of drawing out his own inner nature and that of men and women in general.
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- Publication Date:2003
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Penguin Books
- Place of Publication:London, England ; New York, New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2003
Notes
Previously published 1991. Reprinted with corrections and a new chronology 2003.
The Physical Object
- Description:lxii, 1283 pages ; : 20 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780140446043, 0140446044
- oclc:on1061551561
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