Michel Montaigne

The Essays

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Produktbeschreibung

This classic collection of essays by Michel de Montaigne is one of the most important works of philosophy and literature of the Renaissance period. Covering a wide range of topics from friendship and love to education and ethics, this book is a must-read for anyone with an interest in the history of ideas. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 422
• Altersempfehlung: ab 18 Jahre
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9781022349650
• ISBN-10: 1022349651
• Artikelnr.: 71667158

Autorenporträt

Michel de Montaigne; Translated and Edited with an Introduction and Notes by M. A. Screech

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Note on the Text
The Annotations
Note on the Translation
Explanation of the Symbols
THE ESSAYS: A SELECTIONTo the Reader
Book I
1. We reach the same end by discrepant means
8. On idleness
16. On punishing cowardice
18. On fear
20. To philosophize is to learn how to die
26. On educating children
27. That it is madness to judge the true and false from our own capacities
31. On the Cannibals
32. Judgements on God's ordinances must be embarked upon with prudence
39. On solitude
56. On prayer
57. On the length of life
Book II
1. On the inconstancy of our actions
2. On drunkenness
5. On conscience
8. On the affection of fathers for their children
11. On cruelty
32. In defence of Seneca and Plutarch
35. On three good wives
37. On the resemblance of children to their fathers
Book III
2. On repenting
3. On three kinds of social intercourse
5. On some lines of Virgil
6. On coaches
11. On the lame
13. On experience
Index
Summary of the Symbols