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Michel de Montaigne

Born

in Guyenne, France

June 13, 1532

Died

September 13, 1592

Genre

Essays, Philosophy, Classics

Influences

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Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1532-1592) was one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance. Montaigne is known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre. He became famous for his effortless ability to merge serious intellectual speculation with casual anecdotes and autobiography—and his massive volume Essais (translated literally as "Attempts") contains, to this day, some of the most widely influential essays ever written. Montaigne had a direct influence on writers the world over, from William Shakespeare to René Descartes, from Ralph Waldo Emerson to Stephan Zweig, from Friedrich Nietzsche to Jean-Jacques Rousseau. He was a conservative and earnest Catholic but, as a result of his anti-dogmatic cast of mind, he is consi ...more

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Average rating: 4.09 · 37,952 ratings · 2,837 reviews · 1,819 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Complete Essays 4.23 avg rating — 22,733 ratings — published 1580 — 1120 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Essays: A Selection 4.07 avg rating — 2,697 ratings — published 2011 — 103 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Friendship 3.63 avg rating — 1,458 ratings — published 1580 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How We Weep and Laugh at the Same Thing 3.49 avg rating — 1,460 ratings — published 1592 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Essais 4.07 avg rating — 1,249 ratings — published 1580 — 450 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Works: Essays, Travel Journal, Letters by Michel de Montaigne, William Hazlitt (editor), Donald M. Frame (Translator) 4.47 avg rating — 1,079 ratings — published 1592 — 65 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Solitude 3.62 avg rating — 1,202 ratings — published 1580 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Сонгомол эсээнүүд by Michel de Montaigne, Г. Аюурзана (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.31 avg rating — 553 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Montaigne, Essais (I,31 et III,6) - Edition bilingue (Retour au texte) 2.92 avg rating — 580 ratings — published 1998 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Essays of Montaigne - Volume 02 4.26 avg rating — 385 ratings — published 1580 — 450 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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