Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Volume 03 by Michel de Montaigne
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"Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Volume 03" by Michel de Montaigne is a collection of essays written between approximately 1570 and 1592. This volume forms part of Montaigne's groundbreaking work of self-examination, where he explores topics ranging from the profound to the trivial with radical honesty. Writing during France's religious wars, Montaigne embraces philosophical skepticism, questioning human certainty and reason while examining marriage, education, colonization, and the fundamental diversity of human
nature. His conversational style and unflinching introspection created a new literary form that profoundly influenced Western thought. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Montaigne, Michel de, 1533-1592 |
|---|---|
| Editor | Hazlitt, William Carew, 1834-1913 |
| Translator | Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687 |
| Title | Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Volume 03 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essays_(Montaigne) |
| Contents | The ceremony of the interview of princes -- That men are justly punished for being obstinate in the defence of a fort that is not in reason to be defended -- Of the punishment of cowardice -- A proceeding of some ambassadors -- Of fear -- That men are not to judge of our happiness till after death -- That to study philosophy is to learn to die -- Of the force of imagination -- That the profit of one man is the damage of another. |
| Credits | Produced by David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 53.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | French essays -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 3583 |
| Release Date | Nov 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Jan 8, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 519 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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