| Essays of Michel de Montaigne Contributor(s): Montaigne, Michel (Author) |
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ISBN: 154529688X ISBN-13: 9781545296882 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $23.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Self-help | Motivational & Inspirational - Biography & Autobiography |
| Physical Information: 1.48" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (2.15 lbs) 744 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Montaigne's stated goal in his book is to describe man, and especially himself, with utter frankness and honesty ("bonne foi"). He finds the great variety and volatility of human nature to be its most basic features, which resonates to the Renaissance thought about the fragility of humans. According to the scholar Paul Oskar Kristeller, "the writers of the period were keenly aware of the miseries and ills of our earthly existence". A representative quote is "I have never seen a greater monster or miracle than myself." |