'He who thinks freely for himself, honours all freedom on earth.' Stefan Zweig was already an emigre-driven from a Europe torn apart by brutality and totalitarianism-when he found, in a damp cellar, a copy of Michel de Montaigne's Essais. Montaigne would become Zweig's last great occupation, helping[...]

Montaigne (1533-92) is commonly regarded as an early modern sceptic, standing at the threshold of a new secular way of thinking. He is also known for his ground-breaking exploration of the 'subject' or the 'self'. Terence Cave discusses these and other key aspects of the Essais (Montaigne's major wo[...]

Montaigne (1533-92) is commonly regarded as an early modern sceptic, standing at the threshold of a new secular way of thinking. He is also known for his ground-breaking exploration of the 'subject' or the 'self'. Terence Cave discusses these and other key aspects of the "Essais" (Montaigne's major [...]

The Notting Hill Editions Classic Collection series brings together the great essayistsof the past, introduced by contemporary writers. Essays on the Self is a surprisingcollection spanning twenty-one years of Virginia Woolf s life, from the ages ofthirty-seven to fifty-eight, the year before her su[...]

pubOne.info present you this wonderfully illustrated edition. 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 i[...]

Mit :Montaigne9 hat Stefan Zweig 1942, obwohl Fragment geblieben, den Schlußstein seines essayistisch biographischen Werkes gesetzt. Hatte er 1934 mit :Triumph und Tragik des Erasmus von Rotterdam9 eine verschleierte Selbstdarstellung gegeben, indem er das Lebensbild eines Mannes zeichnete, der nic[...]

Essays er en blanding av filosofiske meditasjoner, tekstkommentarer, memoarer og dagbøker. Første bok tar utgangspunkt i historiske og militære emner så vel som lærdom og undervisning, vennskap og ensomhet.[...]

Essays en blanding av filosofiske meditasjoner, tekstkommentarer, memoarer og dagbøker. Blant hovedtemaene i denne tredje boken er klasseskiller, kolonisering, hekseprosesser, ærlighet, forfengelighet, visdom og moderasjonskunst. Med register til hele verket.[...]

Under Michel de Montaignes 1500-tal betydde "essä" ungefär övning eller smakprov. Ordet fanns också som verb, essayer: pröva, testa. När Montaigne började skriva använde han ordet främst som ett aktivt verb som beskriver hans sökande och prövande texter. Efter några år av essäistisk ve[...]