Essay · 1580
Essays
Michel de Montaigne
Aya Saleh · Ink & Ivy
Essay · 1580 · French · Renaissance
Essays
The invention of the essay: 'What do I know?'
EssaySelfDoubtDeathFriendship
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Montaigne makes digression a method — the self is not described but caught in the act of changing its mind.
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The invention of the essay: 'What do I know?'
