The Essays of Montaigne
First published in 1686; from the edition revised and edited in 1877 by William Carew Hazlitt
Table of Contents
- The Letters of Montaigne
- Chapter XXXIV. Means to carry on a war according to Julius Caesar.
- Chapter I. Of Profit and Honesty.
- Chapter II. Of Repentance.
- Chapter III. Of Three Commerces.
- Chapter IV. Of Diversion.
- Chapter V. Upon Some verses of Virgil.
- Chapter VI. Of Coaches.
- Chapter VII. Of the Inconvenience of Greatness.
- Chapter VIII. Of the Art of Conference.
- Chapter IX. Of Vanity.
- Chapter X. Of Managing the Will.
- Chapter XI. Of Cripples.
- Chapter XII. Of Physiognomy.
- Chapter XIII. Of Experience.
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Essays of Montaigne, in 10 vols.
- Michel de Montaigne (author)
- Charles Cotton (translator)
This is a 10 volume collection of Montaigne’s famous essays in the 17th century English translation by Charles Cotton.
Volumes in this Set:
- Essays of Montaigne, Vol. 1
- Essays of Montaigne, Vol. 2
- Essays of Montaigne, vol. 3
- Essays of Montaigne, vol. 4
- Essays of Montaigne, vol. 5
- Essays of Montaigne, vol. 6
- Essays of Montaigne, vol. 7
- Essays of Montaigne, vol. 8
- Essays of Montaigne, vol. 9
- Life and Letters of Montaigne with Notes and Index, vol. 10
Essays of Montaigne, trans. Charles Cotton, revised by William Carew Hazlett (New York: Edwin C. Hill, 1910). In 10 vols.
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The present publication is intended to supply a recognised deficiency in our literature—a library edition of the Essays of Montaigne. This great French writer deserves to be regarded as a classic, not only in the land of his birth, but in all countries and in all literatures.
The Essays of Montaigne (1877) by Michel de Montaigne, translated by Charles Cotton, edited by William Carew Hazlitt. →. First published in 1686; from the edition revised and edited in 1877 by William Carew Hazlitt. Scans.
Essays at Wikisource. The Essays (French: Essais, pronounced [esɛ]) of Michel de Montaigne are contained in three books and 107 chapters of varying length. They were originally written in Middle French and published in the Kingdom of France.
Humanist, skeptic, acute observer of himself and others, Michel de Montaigne (1533--92) was the first to use the term "essay" to refer to the form he pioneered, and he has remained one of its most famous practitioners.
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The essays of Montaigne. Done into English by John Florio, anno 1603. Edited with an introd. by George Saintsbury. by. Montaigne, Michel de, 1533-1592; Florio, John, 1553?-1625; Saintsbury, George, 1845-1933. Publication date. 1892-93. Publisher. London D. Nutt. Collection. robarts; toronto. Contributor. Robarts - University of Toronto. Language.
Presents the complete essays of the 16th century French aristocrat and Renaissance scholar, the first and most influential example of deliberately personal observation, covering a vast array of topics and merging intellectual speculation with casual anecdote and autobiography.
Title. Essays of Michel de Montaigne — Volume 03. Contents. The ceremony of the interview of princes -- That men are justly punished for being obstinate in the defence of a fort that is not in reason to be defended -- Of the punishment of cowardice -- A proceeding of some ambassadors -- Of fear -- That men are not to judge of our happiness ...
Michel de Montaigne. Stanford University Press, 1965 - Literary Collections - 883 pages. This new translation of Montaigne's immortal Essays received great acclaim when it was first published...
This is a 10 volume collection of Montaigne’s famous essays in the 17th century English translation by Charles Cotton.