"One of France's great Renaissance thinkers, Montaigne was remarkably modern in his views. These highly readable essays reflect his thoughts on poetry, philosophy, theology, law, literature, education, and world exploration. Filled with aphorisms and anecdotes, enlivened by wordplay and a delightful folksiness, they constitute a celebration of literacy, friendship, and joie de vivre."

"Michel de Montaigne: selected essays, first published by Dover Publications, Inc., in 2012, is an unabridged republication of the work originally published as Selected essays of Michel de Montaigne by Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., Publishers, New York, in 1903"--T.p. verso.