Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Volume 11 by Michel de Montaigne
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"Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Volume 11" by Michel de Montaigne is a collection of essays written between approximately 1570 and 1592. This volume forms part of Montaigne's groundbreaking work examining human nature through radical self-reflection. Writing during France's religious wars, Montaigne explores topics ranging from profound philosophical questions to everyday trivialities. His conversational style blends learned references with local slang, creating an intimate portrait of one man's attempt to understand
himself and, consequently, humanity's fundamental uncertainty and diversity. (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 11 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essays_(Montaigne) |
| Contents | Of judging of the death of another -- That the mind hinders itself -- That our desires are augmented by difficulty -- Of glory -- Of presumption. |
| Credits | Produced by David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 49.0 (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. | 3591 |
| Release Date | Nov 1, 2004 |
| Last Update | Jan 8, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 396 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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