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1 online resource |
| Contents |
Untitled; Contents; VOLUME 1.; Preface; The Life of Montaigne; The Letters of Montaigne.; The Author to the Reader. -- (Omitted by Cotton.); VOLUME 2.; Chapter I -- That Men by Various Ways Arrive at the Same End.; Chapter II -- Of Sorrow; Chapter III -- That Our Affections Carry Themselves Beyond Us; Chapter IV -- That the Soul Expends Its Passions Upon False Objects, where the True Are Wanting; Chapter V -- Whether the Governor of a Place Besieged Ought Himself to Go Out to Parley; Chapter VI -- That the Hour of Parley Dangerous; Chapter VII -- That the Intention is Judge of Our Actions |
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Chapter VIII -- Of IdlenessChapter IX -- Of Liars; Chapter X -- Of Quick or Slow Speech; Chapter XI -- Of Prognostications; Chapter XII -- Of Constancy; VOLUME 3.; Chapter XIII -- The Ceremony of the Interview of Princes; Chapter XIV -- That Men Are Justly Punished for Being Obstinate in the Defence of a Fort That is Not in Reason to Be Defended; Chapter XV -- Of the Punishment of Cowardice; Chapter XVI -- A Proceeding of Some Ambassadors |
| Summary |
Essays is a book written by Michel de Montaigne that was first published in 1580. Montaigne essentially invented the literary form of essay, a short subjective treatment of a given topic, of which the book contains a large number. Essai is French for "trial" or "attempt". Montaigne wrote in a kind of crafted rhetoric designed to intrigue and involve the reader, sometimes appearing to move in a stream-of-thought from topic to topic and at other times employing a structured style which gives more emphasis to the didactic nature of his work |
| Notes |
"From a 1877 edition."--Page 2 |
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In English, translated from French |
| Subject |
Montaigne, Michel de, 1533-1592 -- Translations into English
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| SUBJECT |
Montaigne, Michel de, 1533-1592 fast |
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French essays -- Translations into English
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LITERARY COLLECTIONS -- Essays.
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French essays
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Translations
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687.
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Hazlitt, William Carew, 1834-1913.
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| ISBN |
9781775415862 |
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1775415864 |
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9781775415862 |
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1775415864 |
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