The Essays [electronic resource]
Michel Montaigne2019
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To overcome a crisis of melancholy after the death of his father, Montaigne
withdrew to his country estates and began to write, and in the highly original
essays that resulted he discussed themes such as fathers and children,
conscience and cowardice, coaches and cannibals, and, above all, himself. On
Some Lines of Virgil opens out into a frank discussion of sexuality and makes a
revolutionary case for the equality of the sexes. In On Experience he superbly
propounds his thoughts on the right way to live, while other essays touch on
issues of an age struggling with religious and intellectual strife, with France
torn apart by civil war. These diverse subjects are united by Montaigne's
distinctive voice - that of a tolerant man, sceptical, humane, often humorous
and utterly honest in his pursuit of the truth.
Main title:
The Essays [electronic resource] / Michel Montaigne
Author:
Michel Montaigne, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Penguin, 2019
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780241412343
Language:
English
BRN:
433506
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