by Michel de Montaigne · Penguin Books Ltd · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9780146000379
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«Four Essays» is the essay collection by Michel de Montaigne, published by Penguin Books in the Penguin 60s series in paperback (82 pages, in English).
Four essays by Michel de Montaigne, taken from his complete Essays, in which the author reflects on cannibals, smells, the art of conversation, and thumbs. A brief selection of the essayistic prose of the French philosopher that shows the variety of subjects he addressed.
English translation by M.A. Screech. Work originally written in French; this edition was published in 1995 as part of the Penguin 60s series by Penguin Books.
Intended for university students and readers interested in philosophy, essays, or French literature, as a first approach to Montaigne.
Michel Eyquem, Seigneur de Montaigne, 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.
