Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Volume 10 by Michel de Montaigne
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"Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Volume 10" by Michel de Montaigne is part of a collection of essays written between approximately 1570 and 1592. In these deeply personal writings, Montaigne sought to record "some traits of my character and of my humours" with utter frankness. His conversational style explores topics ranging from the profound to the trivial, questioning human certainty and reason while drawing on classical sources. Writing during France's religious
wars, he embraced philosophical skepticism, famously asking "What do I know?" (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 10 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essays_(Montaigne) |
| Contents | Of recompenses of honour -- Of the affection of fathers to their children -- Of the arms of the Parthians -- Of books -- Of cruelty. |
| Credits | Produced by David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 46.4 (College-level). 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. | 3590 |
| Release Date | Nov 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Jan 8, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 353 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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