The essays Michel de montaigne
Michel Eyquem de Montaigne, Lord of Montaigne 28 February 1533 –13 September 1592 The author
Much of modern literary non-fiction has found inspiration in Montaigne
He theorizes that man must learn to know himself before he can gain knowledge of others
. Montaigne is also associated with establishing the essay as a recognized genre in literature. He was the first person to use the word ‘essay’ to describe his writings.
The book is separated into 3 tomes. Each tome is seperated into several paragraphs .
example he uses as examples a lot of different historical figuers,for example Edward,Prince of Wales,Scandeberg,Prince of Epirus