About 399,000 results
Open links in new tab
  1. Essays (Montaigne) - Wikipedia

    The Essays (French: Essais, pronounced [esɛ]) of Michel de Montaigne are contained in three books and 107 chapters of varying length. They were originally written in Middle French and …

  2. Definition, Michel de Montaigne, Contents, & Facts - Britannica

    Essays, work by the French writer and philosopher Michel de Montaigne (1533–92) that established a new literary form, the essay. The first two volumes of the Essais (Essays) were …

  3. Montaigne, Les Essais - The Montaigne Project

    Search the full text of Montaigne's Essais using the PhiloLogic™ search engine: Click Here for the Full Text Search Form Click Here to search for and view high-resolution images through the …

  4. The Project Gutenberg eBook of Essays of Michel de Montaigne

    May 28, 2001 · Montaigne freely borrowed of others, and he has found men willing to borrow of him as freely. We need not wonder at the reputation which he with seeming facility achieved.

  5. The Essays of Montaigne - Wikisource, the free online library

    Aug 7, 2024 · First published in 1686; from the edition revised and edited in 1877 by William Carew Hazlitt. Chapter I. That men by various ways arrive at the same end. Chapter II. Of …

  6. Montaigne's Essays - Luminarium

    "Florio's Translation of Montaigne's Essays was first published in 1603. In 'The World's Classics' the first volume was published in 1904, and reprinted in 1910 and 1924." Additional material …

  7. ESSAIS translation in English | French-English Dictionary | Reverso

    Understand the exact meaning of "essais" and learn how to use it correctly in any context. Examples come from millions of authentic texts: movie dialogues, news articles, official …

  8. Essais (French Edition) by Michel de Montaigne | Goodreads

    He became famous for his effortless ability to merge serious intellectual speculation with casual anecdotes and autobiography—and his massive volume Essais (translated literally as …

  9. essai - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Dec 11, 2025 · The literary meaning is given by Michel de Montaigne 's masterpiece. essai m (plural essais) Il a gagné après plusieurs essais. ― He won after numerous tries. Elle a …

  10. Les essais - Michel de Montaigne - Google Books

    His work Essais established the essay as a new literary form and influenced both French and English writers; it was quoted by William Shakespeare and imitated by Francis Bacon.