The Complete Works 英文原版

Humanist,skeptic,acuteobserverofhimselfandothers,MicheldeMontaigne(1533—92)wasthefirsttousetheterm“essay”torefertotheformhepioneered,andhehasremainedoneofitsmostfamouspractitioners.Hereflectedonthegreatthemesofexistenceinhiswiseandengagingwritings,hissubjectsrangingfromproperconversationandgoodreading,totheraisingofchildrenandtheenduranceofpain,fromsolitude,destiny,time,andcustom,totruth,consciousness,anddeath.Havingstoodthetestoftime,hisessayscontinuetoinfluencewritersnearlyfivehundredyearslater.AlsoincludedinthiscompleteeditionofhisworksareMontaigne’slettersandhistraveljournal,fascinatingrecordsoftheexperiencesandcontemplationsthatwouldshapeandinfusehisessays.Montaignespeakstousalwaysinapersonalvoiceinwhichhisvirtuesoftolerance,moderation,andunderstandingaredazzlinglymanifest.DonaldM.Frame’smasterfultranslationiswidelyacknowledgedtobetheclassicEnglishversion.(BookJacketStatus:Jacketed),