Michel de Montaigne (15331592) betraktas som en av renässansens viktigaste filosofer. Han föddes i en familj bestående av jurister och handelsmän, och kom som vuxen att tjänstgöra vid domstolen i Bordeaux. 1580 utkom den första versionen av Essayer,…

Med Essayer skapade Michel de Montaigne (15331592) inte bara en ny prosagenre, utan odlade även en för sin tid unik stil, som skickligt anpassats till svenskan av Jan Stolpe. Genom personliga anekdoter understryker Montaigne texternas subjektivitet.…

1588 publicerade Michel de Montaigne del tre av Essayer. Det unika tilltal som präglar Bok I och II hade då gått in en ny fas, som präglas av kritisk reflektion och tillbakablickande. Montaignes ordlekar och metaforer har mognat, och det förekommer…

Under Michel de Montaignes 1500-tal betydde ?essä? ungefär övning eller smakprov. Ordet fanns också som verb, essayer: pröva, testa. När Montaigne började skriva använde han ordet främst som ett aktivt verb som beskriver hans sökande och prövande te…

Michel de Montaigne was one of the most influential figures of the Renaissance, singlehandedly responsible for popularising the essay as a literary form. This Penguin Classics edition of The Complete Essays is translated from the French and edited w…

Describing his collection of Essays as 'a book consubstantial with its author', Montaigne identified both the power and the charm of a work which introduces us to one of the most attractive figures in European literature. A humanist, a sceptic, an a…

'No one characteristic clasps us purely and universally in its embrace.' A selection of charming essays from a master of the genre exploring the contradictions inherent to human thought, words and actions. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books…

Blending intellectual speculation with anecdote and personal reflection, the Renaissance thinker and writer Montaigne pioneered the modern essay. This selection contains his idiosyncratic and timeless writings on subjects as varied as the virtues of…

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enrich…

A survey of one of the giants of Renaissance thought, TheEssays: A Selection collects some of Michel de Montaigne's most startling and original works, translated from the French and edited with an introduction and notes by M.A. Screech in Penguin Cl…

Montaigne hat seine Essays nicht thematisch geordnet; sie stehen vielmehr unverbunden hintereinander. Auch die Argumentation ist oft sprunghaft, da es Montaigne weniger auf Systematik als vielmehr auf eine universale Schau seiner Sicht auf die Welt…

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United St…

Essays of Michel de Montaigne Translated by Charles Cotton Edited by William Carew Hazilitt 1877 Montaigne's stated design in writing, publishing and revising the Essays over the period from approximately 1570 to 1592 was to record "some traits of m…

Michel de Montaigne was one of the most influential figures of the Renaissance, singlehandedly 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 re…

An Apology for Raymond Sebond is widely regarded as the greatest of Montaigne's essays: a supremely eloquent expression of Christian scepticism. An empassioned defence of Sebond's fifteenth-century treatise on natural theology, it was inspired by th…

In this chapter, Montaigne talks about sexual relations between men and women based on his experience of marriage and free love. He upends the male prejudices against the subjugation of women and judges in conclusion that essentially, "men and women…

In this chapter, Montaigne talks about sexual relations between men and women based on his experience of marriage and free love. He upends the male prejudices against the subjugation of women and judges in conclusion that essentially, "men and women…

Michel de Montaigne: ber die Freundschaft und andere Essais Lesefreundlicher Gro druck in 16-pt-Schrift Gro format, 210 x 297 mm Berliner Ausgabe, 2019 Durchgesehener Neusatz mit einer Biographie des Autors bearbeitet und eingerichtet von Theodor Bo…

Michel de Montaigne: ber die Freundschaft und andere Essais Lesefreundlicher Gro druck in 16-pt-Schrift Gro format, 210 x 297 mm Berliner Ausgabe, 2019 Durchgesehener Neusatz mit einer Biographie des Autors bearbeitet und eingerichtet von Theodor Bo…

Michel de Montaigne (1533-92) tunnetaan kirjallisuudenhistoriassa kokonaan uuden lajin, esseen, ensimmäisenä edustajana. Hänen esseetuotantonsa julkaistaan nyt kokonaisuudessaan suomeksi kolmiosaisena sarjana, jonka ensimmäinen osa ilmestyi vuonna 2…

Everymans Library: Essays And Belles Lettres: The Essayes Of Michael, Lord Of Montaigne (Volume Ii) has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future ge…

?Nichts ist so voll und ganz das Werk unsres freien Willens wie Zuneigung und Freundschaft.? Kreisrund ist der Raum im dritten Stockwerk des Schlosses von Montaigne. Hier ließ der Herr des Hauses seinen Geist in sich selbst kreisen, gerichtet…

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United St…

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United St…

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United St…

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolut…

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United St…

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United St…

"Ho incontrato cento contadini pi saggi e felici di rettori d?Universit , e ai quali preferirei somigliare". In questo passaggio racchiuso il senso che Montaigne da alla filosofia. "La scienza e la verit possono alloggiare in noi senza buon senso e…