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The Essays: A Selection (Penguin Classics)

"Screech's translation brilliantly captures the directness, energy, and pithiness of Montaigne's writing."â€”The Christian Science Monitor. More »

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The Average Review score is 4.2 on a scale of 5.0. Total 4 reviewers are considered to generate the average review. Some of the new or latest reviews in Essays & Correspondence might be helpful and interesting to you. This average review is fetched by Kirsten Tranter and posted on 22 August

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[ 5.0 stars ] "What a wonderful book to have on the bookshelf. It took me about a year and half to read it, as I would leisurely consume an essay or two while between books, or if I was just looking for a pleasant respite from my other reading. Montaigne is every bit as readable, fascinating and wise as the judgment of history has deemed him. ..." Courtesy by Amazon
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2 users liked the review and gave their verdict that this review was intuitive enough to select or buy the Essays & Correspondence out of 3 users. Review fetched on August 28, 2013 by Books Central.

[ 3.0 stars ] "Over the years I have kept a copy of the Essays by my favorite reading chair to be enjoyed at random, particularly in the middle of the night when Entropy seems to hold the upper hand. They exercise a remarkable calming effect.Seduced by the idea of having a complete set of all the Essays, I initially opted for the complete Screech translation, but found it wooden and pedantic. I moved to the Cohe ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Essays & Correspondence review is genenrated by Diego Banducci which was written on December 16, 2005
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[ 5.0 stars ] "Montaigne goes on his adventures of mind, and explores worlds seemingly far from his own , and yet always somehow leads us back to himself. His digressions and his ramblings in thought mark a new stage of discovery in the human mind's quest to know and understand itself. Like his great contemporary Shakespeare he belongs to an old world dying, and a new world not yet quite born which he in str ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Essays & Correspondence review is genenrated by Shalom Freedman "Shalom Freedman" which was written on October 27, 2005
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[ 4.0 stars ] "Montaigne was neither master of Science or Art, nor was he accomplished in Religeon or Politics in such a way as to be renowned through the ages. Though hardly a commoner by class, and well educated, he was essentially Joe Blow 16th century, writing not for Academic applause or controversy, but because it gave him pleasure and release (his works were, however, well received by many all over Eur ..." Courtesy by Amazon
- The Essays & Correspondence review is genenrated by B.W.Martin which was written on June 22, 2000
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Available	Yes
Author	Michel de Montaigne
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9780140446029
Edition	Reprint
ISBN	0140446028
Label	Penguin Classics
Manufacturer	Penguin Classics
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	480
PackageQuantity	1
ProductGroup	Book
ProductTypeName	ABIS_BOOK
PublicationDate	1994-05-03
Publisher	Penguin Classics
ReleaseDate	1994-05-03
Studio	Penguin Classics
Title	The Essays: A Selection (Penguin Classics)

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