Name: Essais
Rating: 4.192307692307693 (26 reviews)

Michel de de Montaigne

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Essais

Anna Koempel

Michel de Montaigne

Reflections by the creator of the essay form display the humane, skeptical, humorous, and honest views of Montaigne, revealing his thoughts on sexuality, religion, cannibals, intellectuals, and other unexpected themes. Included are such celebrated works as "On Solitude," "To Philosophize Is to Learn How to Die," and "On Experience."

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Reyna 

I only read book 1 for school. It was alright. There were moments when I was like "Wow! So true!" and moments when I wasn't understanding anything and couldn't find a consistant thought that I could try to analyze and either agree or disagree. Therefore: 2 stars.

In 1572 Montaigne retired to his estates in order to devote himself to leisure, reading and reflection. There he wrote his constantly expanding 'essays', inspired by the ideas he found in books from his library and his own experience. He discusses subjects as diverse as war-horses and cannibals, poetry and politics, sex and religion, love and friendship, ecstasy and experience. Above all, Montaigne studied himself to find his own inner nature and that of humanity. The Essays are among the most idiosyncratic and personal works in all literature. An insight into a wise Renaissance mind, they continue to engage, enlighten and entertain modern readers.

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