Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Volume 13

Montaigne, Michel de, 1533-1592

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Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essays_(Montaigne) Release date is 2004-11-01

Defence of Seneca and Plutarch -- The story of Spurina -- Means to carry on a war according to Julius Caesar -- Of three good women -- Of the most excellent men -- Of the resemblance of children to their fathers.

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"Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Volume 13" 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 utter frankness. Writing during France's religious wars, Montaigne questions human certainty and reason through a conversational style rich with classical quotations. His philosophical skepticism and famous motto "What do I know?" reflect his belief that humans cannot grasp absolute truth, making these essays a searching inquiry into human nature's variety and fragility. (This is an automatically generated summary.)



French essays -- Translations into English

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