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Omkring 100.000 franskmænd har foreløbig taget imod invitationen til at nyde sommeren i Montaignes selskab. Montaigne var fransk renæssancefilosof og -humanist (1533-92) og har bl.a. inspireret vor egen Ludvig Holberg til at skrive epistle[...]

»låt oss ta oss tid att leva; låt oss följa naturen; låt oss glädjas åt nuet; låt oss inte jäkta för ingenting.« Så formulerar Montaigne sin slutliga visdom i det sista kapitlet i Essayer. I En sommar med Montaigne får Antoine Compagnon oss att upptäcka en somrig och uppfriskande Monta[...]