内容简介
Reflectionsbythecreatoroftheessayformdisplaythehumane,skeptical,humorous,andhonestviewsofMontaigne,revealinghisthoughtsonsexuality,religion,cannibals,intellectuals,andotherunexpectedthemes.Includedaresuchcelebratedworksas"OnSolitude,""ToPhilosophizeIstoLearnHowtoDie,"and"OnExperience."
作者简介
MichelEyquem,SeigneurdeMontaigne,wasbornin1533,thesonandheirofPierre,SeigneurdeMontaigne(twopreviouschildrendyingsoonafterbirth).HewasbroughtuptospeakLatinashismothertongueandalwaysretainedaLatinturnofmind;thoughheknewGreek,hepreferredtousetranslations.AfterstudyinglawheeventuallybecamecounselortotheParlementofBordeaux.Hemarriedin1565.In1569hepublishedhisFrenchversionoftheNaturalTheologyofRaymondSebond;hisApologyisonlypartlyadefenseofSebondandsetsskepticallimitstohumanreasoningaboutGod,manandnature.Heretiredin1571tohislandsatMontaigne,devotinghimselftoreadingandreflectionandtocomposinghisEssays(firstversion,1580).Heloathedthefanaticismandcrueltiesofthereligiouswarsoftheperiod,butsidedwithCatholicorthodoxyandlegitimatemonarchy.HewastwiceelectedMayorofBordeaux(1581and1583),apostheheldforfouryears.HediedatMontaigne(1592)whilepreparingthefinal,andrichest,editionofhisEssays.
