Essays Of Michel De Montaigne (Volume 1)

By Étienne de La Boétie, Michel de Montaigne, Michel Gaillard

Book Overview

A candid invitation to think for yourself, and to temper certainty with curiosity. Montaigne's Essays arrive in a fresh light, inviting readers to walk with a wary mind through the questions that quietly organise the human experience. This volume offers a concise, accessible entry into early modern essays, where the French renaissance author questions, confesses, and reasons about human nature, self reflection themes, and the limits of knowledge. Read as both compass and mirror, it blends personal encounter with broad rumination, guiding general readers and student readers alike toward a more nuanced view of life, doubt, and the everyday. A note on significance: Montaigne's method of doubt and observation helped birth modern personalised essay-writing and a humane scepticism that still resonates in contemporary thought. His influence threads through renaissance literature and, famously, through later writers such as Francis Bacon, while standing as a cornerstone of the complete essays collection. This edition-though long out of print-has been restored for today's audience, preserving the spirit of discovery that made his work a cultural treasure. For collectors and curious minds, this is not merely a reprint but a crafted artefact for renewed engagement with a canonical voice. It speaks to the joys of philosophy, the art of self-questioning, and the enduring allure of the Renaissance Europe era, in a form welcoming to both scholars and general readership alike.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354944469
• ISBN13: 9789354944468
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"