MONTAIGNE, Michel de. Translated by John Florio.
Montaigne's Essays.
“I do not care so much what I am to others as I care what I am to myself": The Nonesuch Press edition of John Florio's translation of Michel de Montaigne's Essays
London: The Nonesuch Press, 1931.
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The Nonesuch Press limited edition of John Florio's translation of the Essays of Montaigne. Octavo, two volumes, bound in full contemporary russet morocco with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands, morocco spine label, green morocco inlays within gilt frames to the front panels, top edges gilt. One of only 1375 copies, this is number 374. In fine condition. Edited by J. I. M. Stewart. Translated from the French by the famous and influential translator John Florio. Florio (1553–1625) was a prominent Anglo-Italian linguist, lexicographer, and translator whose work significantly shaped the development of English prose during the late Renaissance. Best known for his 1603 translation of Montaigne’s Essays, Florio introduced a richly idiomatic and rhetorically dynamic style that influenced contemporaries such as William Shakespeare.
Michel de Montaigne’s Essays, first published in 1580, represent a foundational work of early modern thought and a pioneering contribution to the development of the personal essay as a literary form. Drawing on classical philosophy, especially Stoicism and Skepticism, Montaigne explores a wide range of subjects—from friendship, education, and death to human nature and cultural relativism—through a self-reflective, digressive, and conversational style. His essays privilege introspection and intellectual honesty, presenting the self not as a fixed identity but as a fluid and evolving subject of inquiry. Montaigne's innovative blending of anecdote, philosophical reflection, and personal experience had a lasting influence on later writers such as William Shakespeare, Francis Bacon, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Virginia Woolf, and Friedrich Nietzsche.
Montaigne's Essays.
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