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| The Complete Essays (Penguin Classics) | 
 enlarge | Author: Michel De Montaigne
Creator: M.a. Screech
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Category: Book
List Price: £20.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 12322
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1344
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.1 x 2.3
ISBN: 0140446044
Dewey Decimal Number: 844.3
EAN: 9780140446043
ASIN: 0140446044
Publication Date: February 25, 1993
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not what i expected March 2, 2005
11 out of 15 found this review helpful
the book was far from what i expected in the respect that the perspective he wrote from is totoally original, thought provoking, entertaining and enlightning. the fact that it is the size of the old and new testament put together is not ominous, but a delight. it is a pleasure to have by my bedside to know that i can 'dip' into it any time i am at home, a shame as i would like to have it with me always.
the added bonus of this translated book is that the translator 'screech' is the best man to translate this work, having lived and breathed Michael de M. you really feel like you are talking with the writer. thelatin inserts are fabulous too, and i find myself noting them on pieces of paper!
buy it, you won't regret it.
Astounding August 14, 2004
22 out of 25 found this review helpful
In light of the staggering literary and intellectual content of ths book, reviewing it runs the risk of being trite about it. It is a phenominal work that, in reading it, draws as much enlightnement from within the reader as it does from the page. And that, I believe, is what makes this book important beyond the realms of philosophy: In reading it I grew; I learned about myself as much from within as without, and on that humble basis I recommend it.
Someting about everything. October 6, 2000
61 out of 63 found this review helpful
The beauty of Montaigne and this edition of his "Complete Essays" is the sheer breadth of knowledge that the man shares with us.This is a book about living.As relevant now as it was then , Montaigne takes us a journey inside his soul and by doing so lets us see how a great man attempts to accumulate knowledge so as to live better. Read this book and be touched by the thoughts of a truly great man.Utilising the wisdom of figures such as Socrates, Seneca, Aristotle, Plato, he speaks to us conversationally . It is like having an intellectual friend to ask the trickiest questions in this life. Enjoy
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