{"title":"Michel de Montaigne","description":"Born in 1533, Montaigne studied law and spent a number of years working as a counsellor before devoting his life to reading, writing and reflection. He died in 1586. Dr M.A. Screech is regarded as the world's greatest authority on Montaigne.","products":[{"product_id":"the-complete-essays-paperback","title":"The Complete Essays - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of classic essays from one of the most influential figures of the Renaissance\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Screech's fine version ... must surely serve as the definitive English Montaigne\" --A.C. Grayling, F\u003ci\u003einancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A superb edition\" --Nicholas Wollaston, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrench philosopher Michel de Montaigne was single-handedly responsible for popularizing the essay as a literary form. This Penguin Classics edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Essays\u003c\/i\u003e is translated from the French and edited with an introduction and notes by M. A. Screech. In 1572 Montaigne retired to his estates in order to devote himself to leisure, reading and reflection. There he wrote his constantly expanding \"assays\", inspired by the ideas he found in books contained in his library and from his own experience. He discusses subjects as diverse as war-horses and cannibals, poetry and politics, sex and religion, love and friendship, ecstasy and experience. But, above all, Montaigne studied himself as a way of drawing out his own inner nature and that of men and women in general. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Complete Essays\u003c\/i\u003e are among the most idiosyncratic and personal works in all literature and provide an engaging insight into a wise Renaissance mind, continuing to give pleasure and enlightenment to modern readers. With its extensive introduction and notes, M. A. Screech's edition of Montaigne is widely regarded as the most distinguished of recent times. Michel de Montaigne (1533-1586) studied law and spent a number of years working as a counsellor before devoting his life to reading, writing and reflection.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51376588292319,"sku":"9780140446043","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/jcxefk4Db89780140446043.webp?v=1789218096"},{"product_id":"the-complete-works-of-michel-de-montaigne-introduction-by-stuart-hampshire-hardcover","title":"The Complete Works of Michel de Montaigne: Introduction by Stuart Hampshire - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning collector's hardcover edition of Michel de Montaigne, the father of the essay. Translated by Donald M. Frame with an Introduction by Stuart Hampshire.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHumanist, skeptic, acute observer of himself and others, Michel de Montaigne (1533-92) was the first to use the term \"essay\" to refer to the form he pioneered, and he has remained one of its most famous practitioners. He reflected on the great themes of existence in his wise and engaging writings, his subjects ranging from proper conversation and good reading, to the raising of children and the endurance of pain, from solitude, destiny, time, and custom, to truth, consciousness, and death. Having stood the test of time, his essays continue to influence writers nearly five hundred years later. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso included in this complete edition of his works are Montaigne's letters and his travel journal, fascinating records of the experiences and contemplations that would shape and infuse his essays. Montaigne speaks to us always in a personal voice in which his virtues of tolerance, moderation, and understanding are dazzlingly manifest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDonald M. Frame's masterful translation is widely acknowledged to be the classic English version. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryman's Library pursues the highest production standards, printing on acid-free cream-colored paper, with full-cloth cases with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, silk ribbon markers, European-style half-round spines, and a full-color illustrated jacket. Everyman's Library Classics include an introduction, a select bibliography, and a chronology of the author's life and times.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHumanist, skeptic, acute observer of himself and others, Michel de Montaigne (1533-92) was the first to use the term \"essay\" to refer to the form he pioneered and he has remained one of its most famous practitioners. He reflected on the great themes of existence in his masterly and engaging writings, his subjects ranging from proper conversation and good reading, to the raising of children and the endurance of pain, from solitude, destiny, time and custom, to truth, consciousness, and death. Having stood the test of time, his essays continue to influence writers nearly five hundred years later. \u003cbr\u003eAlso included in this complete edition of his works are Montaigne's letters and travel journal, fascinating records of the experiences and contemplations that would shape and infuse his essays. Montaigne speaks to us always in a personal voice in which his virtues of tolerance, moderation, and understanding are dazzlingly manifest. \u003cbr\u003eDonald M. 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