The complete Essays
By: translated and edited with an introduction and notes by M.A. Screech.
Contributors: Screech, M. A.
Series: Penguin classics
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 1993
Place of publication: London, England; New York, N.Y., USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1283
Subjects: Montaigne, Michel de, 1533-1592 -- Translations into English.
Description: Michel de Montaigne was one of the most influential figures of the Renaissance, responsible for popularising the essay as a literary form. In 1572 Montaigne retired to his estates in order to devote himself to leisure, reading and reflection. There he wrote his constantly expanding 'assays', inspired by the ideas he found in books contained in his library and from 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. But, above all, Montaigne studied himself as a way of drawing out his own inner nature and that of men and women in general.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.