The Complete Essays

Name: The Complete Essays
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780140446043
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By Michel Montaigne

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The Complete Essays by Michel Montaigne is a profound collection of personal essays that explore human existence with a rich blend of philosophy and introspection. Montaigne delves into topics ranging from friendship and education to the nature of the self, offering insights drawn from his own experiences and classical learning. Each essay is a reflective journey into the complexities of life, engaging the reader in timeless philosophical questioning.
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You might enjoy this collection if you appreciate introspective and thought-provoking explorations of the human condition. Michel Montaigne's work, blending personal reflections with broader philosophical inquiries, offers timeless wisdom and keen observations on topics ranging from friendship and education to mortality and the nature of happiness.

The Complete Essays

Containing various essays, this work discusses subjects as diverse as war-horses and cannibals, poetry and politics, sex and religion, love and friendship, ecstasy and experience.

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Nobody in Western civilisation had ever tried to do what Montaigne set out to do. In a vivid, contemporary style, he moves swiftly from thought to thought, often digressing from an idea only to return, having caught up with it elsewhere.

In these essays, Montaigne lays out for his contemporaries and for us his plan for how a man might wisely live and wisely die - as he sets out to discover himself.

The Complete Essays offers a compelling insight into the mind of a man as he dares to chart the human experience.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780140446043

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 February 1993

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

Translated by M. A. Screech
Introduction by M. A. Screech
Edited by M. A. Screech
Notes by M. A. Screech

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 58.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 924g

Pages: 1360

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Biography & Memoir Michel Montaigne Non-Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism

About the Author

Born in 1533, Montaigne studied law and spent a number of years working as a counsellor before devoting his life to reading, writing and reflection. He died in 1586. Dr M.A. Screech is regarded as the world's greatest authority on Montaigne.

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