Essays of Michel de Montaigne
Montaigne, Michel de • 2009 • CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Author
- Montaigne, Michel de
- First published
- 2009
- Publisher
- CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Genres
- Philosophy
- Subjects
- Montaigne, michel de, 1533-1592 · Philosophy, renaissance
- ISBN
- 9781482586374
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The Essays of Michel de Montaigne, originally published in 1580, represent a foundational shift in Western literature, marking the birth of the personal essay as a literary genre. Montaigne sought to examine the human condition through his own subjective experience, writing during a period of intense religious upheaval in France to provide a skeptical, humanist perspective on knowledge and ethics.
The specific 2009 edition published by CreateSpace serves as a modern, accessible reprint of these historical texts. While this particular volume is a print-on-demand production rather than a curated scholarly edition, it maintains the integrity of the original content, which continues to be studied for its influence on thinkers ranging from Francis Bacon to Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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