Michel de Montaigne

With the goal of describing man with complete frankness and using himself as his most frequent example, de Montaigne published his «Essais» (or «Attempts») in 1580. This collection of 107 chapters encompasses a wide variety of subjects, originally inspired by his study of Latin classics, and later by the lives of the leading figures of his time. Michel de Montaigne saw the most basic elements of man as variety and unpredictability, and this idea permeates the entire work, even as he explores a...

With the goal of describing man with complete frankness and using himself as his most frequent example, Michel de Montaigne first published his “Essays” in 1580. This collection of 107 chapters encompasses a wide variety of subjects, originally inspired by his study of Latin classics, and later by the lives of the leading figures of his time. Michel de Montaigne saw the most basic elements of man as variety and unpredictability, and this idea permeates the entire work, even as he explores a...

Musaicum Books presents to you this carefully created collection of de Montaigne's complete essays. This ebook has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Table of Contents: Preface.; The Life of Montaigne; The Letters of Montaigne.; The Author to the Reader.; Book the First; That Men by Various Ways Arrive at the Same End.; Of Sorrow; That Our Affections Carry Themselves Beyond Us; That the Soul Expends its Passions Upon...

This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works or all the significant works – the Œuvre – of this famous and brilliant writer in one ebook – easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate: • Essays of Michel de Montaigne – Complete • Literary and Philosophical Essays: French, German and ItalianFriedrich Schiller, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Ernest Renan, Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, and Giuseppe Mazzini • Quotes and Images From The Works of • THE LETTERS OF MONTAIGNE I. – To Monsieur de...

Ce livre numérique présente Les Essais (Version Intégrale, Livre 1, 2 et 3) Michel de Montaigne, avec le texte original de 1580 et une table des matières dynamique et détaillée. Les Essais sont l'oeuvre majeure de Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592), à laquelle il travaille de 1572 jusqu'à sa mort. Ils traitent de tous les sujets possibles, sans ordre apparent : médecine, livres, affaires domestiques, chevaux, maladie entre autres, auxquels Montaigne mêle des réflexions sur sa propre vie...