4. "Of Preparation" | Individualism: A Reader
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Date: 30/06/2015

The Essays of Montaigne, trans. E. J. Trechmann (New York: Oxford University Press, 1927)

Michel de Montaigne is credited with refining the literary form of the essay, with its emphasis on self-reflection and individualism. His essays depict a man with profound psychological insight and a liberal temperament. In the passage excerpted here, Montaigne discusses the importance of knowing oneself.

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