Michel de Montaigne

Michel Eyquem de Montaigne was born in 1533, the son and heir of Pierre, Seigneur de Montaigne (who had two previous children who died soon after birth). He was brought up to speak Latin as his mother tongue and always retained a Latin turn of mind; though he knew Greek, he preferred to use translations. After studying law he eventually became counselor to the Parlement of Bordeaux. He married in 1565. In 1569 he published his French version of the Natural Theology of Raymond Sebond; his Apology is only partly a defense of Sebond and sets skeptical limits to human reasoning about God, man and nature. He retired in 1571 to his lands at Montaigne, devoting himself to reading and reflection and to composing his Essays (first…

On Solitude

On Solitude

Michel de Montaigne
The Complete Works of Michel de Montaigne

The Complete Works of Michel de Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne; Translated by Donald M. Frame; Introduction by Stuart Hampshire
The Essays

The Essays

Michel de Montaigne; Translated and Edited with an Introduction and Notes by M. A. Screech
The Complete Essays

The Complete Essays

Michel de Montaigne
Essays

Essays

Michel de Montaigne; Translated with an Introduction by J. M. Cohen
An Apology for Raymond Sebond

An Apology for Raymond Sebond

Michel de Montaigne; Translated and Edited with an Introduction and Notes by M. A. Screech

Books by Michel de Montaigne from New York Review Books

Shakespeare's Montaigne

Shakespeare's Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne