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The Complete Essays of Michel de Montaigne (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)

The Complete Essays of Michel de Montaigne (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket) - Hardcover

by Michel de Montaigne
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Availability:In StockContributor:Michel de MontaignePublish date:2021-01-26Pages:1112
Language:EnglishPublisher:Royal ClassicsISBN-13:9781774761526ISBN-10:1774761521UPC:9781774761526Book Category:Non-Classifiable, Literary Collections, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Non-Classifiable, Essays, RenaissanceSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 2.25 inchesWeight:3.6134Product ID:SC6S46WEC5

The Essays are contained in three books and 107 chapters of varying length. Montaigne's stated goal in his book is to describe himself with utter frankness and honesty. The insight into human nature provided by his essays, for which they are so widely read, is merely a by-product of his introspection. Montaigne's essay topics spanned the entire spectrum of the profound to the trivial, with titles ranging from "Of Sadness and Sorrow" and "Of Conscience" to "Of Smells" and "Of Posting."

The Essays were written in Middle French and were originally published in the Kingdom of France. Montaigne wrote in a rather crafted rhetoric designed to intrigue and involve the reader, sometimes appearing to move in a stream-of-thought from topic to topic and at other times employing a structured style that gives more emphasis to the didactic nature of his work. His Essays were seen as an important contribution to both writing form and skepticism.

This case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Royal ClassicsISBN-13:9781774761526ISBN-10:1774761521UPC:9781774761526Book Category:Non-Classifiable, Literary Collections, Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Non-Classifiable, Essays, RenaissanceSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 2.25 inchesWeight:3.6134Product ID:SC6S46WEC5
Montaigne, Michel: - "Michel de Montaigne (28 February 1533 - 13 September 1592) was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre. His work is noted for its merging of casual anecdotes and autobiography with intellectual insight. His massive volume Essais contains some of the most influential essays ever written. During his lifetime, Montaigne was admired more as a statesman than as an author. The tendency in his essays to digress into anecdotes and personal ruminations was seen as detrimental to proper style rather than an innovation. In time, however, Montaigne came to be recognized as embodying, perhaps better than any other author of his time, the spirit of freely entertaining doubt that began to emerge at that time."
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