Michel de Montaigne
- Michael Montanus
- Lord of Montaigne
- Michel Eyquem de Montaigne
- Sort Name
- Montaigne, Michel de
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Date of birth
- 1533-02-28
- Place of birth
- Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne
- Date of death
- 1592-09-13
- Place of death
- Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne
Wikipedia
Michel Eyquem, Seigneur de Montaigne (28 February 1533 – 13 September 1592), commonly known as just Michel de Montaigne, was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance. He is known for popularising the essay as a literary genre. His work is noted for its merging of casual anecdotes and autobiography with intellectual insight. Montaigne had a direct influence on numerous writers of Western literature; his Essais contain some of the most influential essays ever written.
During his lifetime, Montaigne was admired more as a statesman than as an author. The tendency in his essays to digress into anecdotes and personal ruminations was seen as detrimental to proper style, rather than as an innovation; moreover, his declaration that "I am myself the matter of my book" was viewed by his contemporaries as self-indulgent. In time, however, Montaigne came to be recognised as embodying the spirit of critical thought and open inquiry that began to emerge around that time. He is best known for his sceptical remark, "Que sçay-je ?" ("What do I know?", in Middle French; "Que sais-je ?" in modern French).
Editions
| Name | Format | ISBN | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Les Essais | Hardcover | 9782070115051 | 2007-05-16 |
| Œuvres complètes | Hardcover | ? | 1963-01-25 |
| Essais | Hardcover | ? | 1934-02-02 |
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- Michel de Montaigne is the subject of Montaigne und mein Plagiator Spinoza
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