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Essays

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15 of 24

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Non-fiction

Welcome to the Essays collection. A special selection of the nonfiction prose from influential and noteworthy authors.

This book brings some of best essays of Michel de Montaigne, across a wide range of subjects, including philosophy, literature and many more topics.

Michel de Montaigne was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance. He is known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre. His work is noted for its merging of casual anecdotes and autobiography with intellectual insight. Many of his most relevant works were published by Tacet Books.

The book contains the following texts: - Introduction by Edmund Gosse - Of Friendship - Of The Force Of Imagination - Of Cannibals - Of Drunkenness - Of Books - Of Solitude - Of Experience

© 2021 Tacet Books (Ebook): 9783986772086

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Ebook: November 13, 2021

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