Essais

Michel de Montaigne, German

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"That such a man has written, through this the desire to live on this earth has been increased", wrote Friedrich Nietzsche about the French philosopher Michel de Montaigne. Montaigne's famous Essais are
here, translated by Hans Stilett, in their entirety. "I am one of those who are most immune to this emotion, and I neither love nor respect it, even though the whole world has set its mind, as if by agreement, to honour it primarily with its benevolence. Wisdom, virtue and conscience are draped with it - what a silly and repulsive outfit! The Italians have more appropriately baptized wretchedness in the name of tristizia; and indeed sadness is always harmful, always perverse, and since, moreover, it is always cowardly and base, the Stoics forbid their wise men to surrender to it. Of course, auc.

Key specifications

Book type
Humanities book
Language
German
Item number
7103615

General information

Publisher
Category
Reference books
Release date
6/17/2016

Book properties

Book type
Humanities book
Language
German
Author
Michel de Montaigne
Year
2016
Number of pages
576
Edition
9
Book cover
Hard cover

Product dimensions

Height
54 mm
Width
220 mm
Weight
2153 g

Package dimensions

Length
31.80 cm
Width
23.70 cm
Height
5.30 cm
Weight
2.16 kg

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