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The chapters in "Montaigne's Essays" vary in length and have a clear and natural structure. With his special keen perception, Montaigne recorded his intellectual and spiritual development, leaving extremely precious spiritual wealth for future generations. For more than four hundred years, history has proven that Montaigne is an immortal figure like Bacon, Shakespeare and other great writers. His works are an analysis of various ideological trends and knowledge in the sixteenth century. They are known as the "philosophy of life". They occupy an important position in the history of French prose and are the first of essay-type works.

"The Essays of Montaigne" concentrates on Montaigne's rich humanistic thoughts. It consists of three volumes. It is the world's first collection of essays and is known as one of the three major philosophical prose classics in modern Europe. In the following hundreds of years, it was translated into many languages ​​and became popular around the world. It has endured for a long time. "Montaigne's Essays" selects 50 world-renowned classic essays. It is rich in content and plentiful, and profoundly reveals various confusions and problems in life. It can be called a "philosophy book of life". Montaigne constantly self-analyzes and introspects in the article, answering our questions and solving difficulties. Every line of words projects a positive and intelligent attitude towards life, and also teaches us an art of life.

The first of the three major essays in the world, the most undisputed Western canon in the aristocratic era, and the source of influence on the writing of Shakespeare, Bacon, Pascal, Flaubert, Emerson, and Maugham. In the social tide of madness and bestiality, how to maintain rationality and avoid becoming a mob? Any reader will find quotes and aphorisms that will last a lifetime. "Collected Essays of Montaigne" is the most precious spiritual wealth left to the world by Montaigne, the most important humanist writer after the Renaissance. It is also a prose work that he began to write in 1572 and is called "a collection of various knowledge in the sixteenth century". Among sixteenth-century writers, few are as revered and accepted by modern people as Montaigne. He was an intellectual authority and critic in France before the Enlightenment. He was also an encyclopedic scholar who conducted dispassionate studies of various national cultures, especially Western culture. He could be called a cold observer of human emotions. Judging from his thoughts and feelings, people seem to regard him as a modern man in his time. His prose, mainly philosophical essays, is world-famous for its rich ideological connotation and is known as the "treasure house of ideas." "The Complete Essays of Montaigne" independently translated by Mr. Ma Zhencheng won the first Fu Lei Translation and Publishing Award. This edition of "The Essays of Montaigne" was specially selected by the translator for our agency. It can be said that the best of the three volumes of "The Complete Works" are contained in it. It can truly be called a comprehensive and accurate selection of Montaigne's essays and the translation is excellent and elegant.