Selected Essays of Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne was a contemporary of Shakespeare who, after having played his part in France's terrible wars of religion, retired to his estates and decided to write about what he knew best--himself. And so in his likes and dislikes, his reflections on history, his loves and his travels, he brought to life, not just one man, but all human experience. "What do I know?" he asked. If not himself and his own soul, then nothing else. (Summary by Pamela Nagami, M.D.)
Genre(s): War & Military, Biography & Autobiography, Essays & Short Works
Language: English
Keyword(s): humanism (10), french wars of religion (5), skepticism (4), henry iv of france (4), french renaissance (1), etienne de la boetie (1)