Essays
Reflections by the creator of the essay form display the humane, skeptical, humorous, and honest views of Montaigne, revealing his thoughts on sexuality, religion, cannibals, intellectuals, and other unexpected themes. Included are such celebrated works as "On Solitude," "To Philosophize Is to Learn How to Die," and "On Experience."
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July 1, 1993Michel 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
Michel de Montaigne
The Complete Works of Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne; Translated by Donald M. Frame; Introduction by Stuart Hampshire
The Essays
Michel de Montaigne; Translated and Edited with an Introduction and Notes by M. A. Screech
The Complete Essays
Michel de Montaigne
Essays
Michel de Montaigne; Translated with an Introduction by J. M. Cohen