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Essays of Michel de Montaigne ? Complete

Essays of Michel de Montaigne ? Complete

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Letters & EssaysSelf-Help

ISBN10: 1986917339
ISBN13: 9781986917339
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Mar 28 2018
Pages: 820
Weight: 3.07
Height: 1.63 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
Michel de Montaigne was one of the most influential figures of the Renaissance, singlehandedly 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 'essays', inspired by the ideas he found in books from his library and 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. Above all, Montaigne studied himself to find his own inner nature and that of humanity. The Essays are among the most idiosyncratic and personal works in all literature. An insight into a wise Renaissance mind, they continue to engage, enlighten and entertain modern readers.

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