Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Volume 17 by Michel de Montaigne

"Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Volume 17" by Michel de Montaigne is a collection of essays written between approximately 1570 and 1592. This volume forms part of Montaigne's groundbreaking work of self-examination, where he explores topics ranging from profound philosophical questions to everyday trivialities. Writing in a conversational style during France's religious wars, Montaigne employs skepticism and classical references to examine human nature's variety and limitations. His candid introspection, supported by the motto "What do I know?," challenges certainty itself while offering timeless insights into consciousness, knowledge, and existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Montaigne, Michel de, 1533-1592
Editor Hazlitt, William Carew, 1834-1913
Translator Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687
Title Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Volume 17
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essays_(Montaigne)
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 55.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject French essays -- Translations into English
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EBook-No. 3597
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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