Complete Essays

<b>Containing various essays this work discusses subjects as diverse as war-horses and cannibals poetry and politics sex and religion love and friendship ecstasy and experience.|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.</b><ul><li>He died in 1586</li><li>Dr M.A</li><li>Screech is regarded as the world's greatest authority on Montaigne.|Michel de Montaigne was one of the most influential figures of the Renaissance, singlehandedly responsible for popularising the essay as a literary form</li><li>This Penguin Classics edition of The Complete Essays is translated from the French and edited with an introduction and notes by M.A</li><li>Screech.In 1572 Montaigne retired to his estates in order to devote himself to leisure, reading and reflection</li><li>There he wrote his constantly expanding 'assays', inspired by the ideas he found in books contained in his library and from his own experience</li><li>He discusses subjects as diverse as war-horses and cannibals, poetry and politics, sex and religion, love and friendship, ecstasy and experience</li><li>But, above all, Montaigne studied himself as a way of drawing out his own inner nature and that of men and women in general</li><li>The Essays 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</li><li>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</li><li>If you enjoyed The Complete Essays, you might like Francois Rabelais's Gargantua and Pantagruel, also available in Penguin Classics.'Screech's fine version ..</li><li>must surely serve as the definitive English Montaigne'A.C</li><li>Grayling, Financial Times'A superb edition'Nicholas Wollaston, Observer</li></ul> Containing various essays this work discusses subjects as diverse as war-horses and cannibals poetry and politics sex and religion love and friendship ecstasy and experience.