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  • Published: 25 March 1993
  • ISBN: 9780140178975
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 416
  • RRP: $22.99

The Essays




A selection of Montaigne's highly original essays on a variety of subjects - from coaches to cannibals

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."

  • Published: 25 March 1993
  • ISBN: 9780140178975
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 416
  • RRP: $22.99

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On Sparta
Love
Annals
Military Dispatches

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