The Essays of Montaigne: Book I, Chapters 27–38

What it's about

Includes 'Of friendship', Montaigne's tribute to Étienne de La Boétie, and 'Of cannibals', on the peoples of Brazil and what Europeans call barbarism, as well as essays on moderation, Cato the Younger and solitude. Cotton's 1685 translation, edited by W. C. Hazlitt.

Who it's for

- Readers who want to meet Montaigne one essay at a time - Anyone interested in how the personal essay began - Readers who enjoy candid, wandering thought on how to live

What’s inside

1. 1

   OF FRIENDSHIP

   25 min
2. 2

   TO MADAME DE GRAMMONT, COMTESSE DE GUISSEN.

   1 min
3. 3

   OF MODERATION

   12 min
4. 4

   OF CANNIBALS

   27 min
5. 5

   THAT A MAN IS SOBERLY TO JUDGE OF THE DIVINE ORDINANCES

   4 min
6. 6

   THAT WE ARE TO AVOID PLEASURES, EVEN AT THE EXPENSE OF LIFE

   3 min
7. 7

   THAT FORTUNE IS OFTENTIMES OBSERVED TO ACT BY THE RULE OF REASON

   6 min
8. 8

   OF ONE DEFECT IN OUR GOVERNMENT

   2 min
9. 9

   OF THE CUSTOM OF WEARING CLOTHES

   6 min
10. 10

    OF CATO THE YOUNGER

    7 min
11. 11

    THAT WE LAUGH AND CRY FOR THE SAME THING

    5 min
12. 12

    OF SOLITUDE

    20 min

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