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Montaigne. 1533-1592. Aquitaine in the south east of France. ..My VideosRealPlayer DownloadsKenneth Clark on Michel de Montaigne.flv. French War of Religion.
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Montaigne 1533-1592
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French War of Religion • In the 1560s, civil war broke out in France between Catholics and Protestants. During the St Bartholomew’s Eve massacre (1572), 5,000 Protestants were killed in Paris.
Château de Montaigne In 1571 he retired here to study, read, and write.
Carving on the roof beam of Montaigne’s study Homo sum: humani nil a me alienum puto. (Terentius)
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1580 - Journey to Italy • 1580 - 1585 Mayor of Bordeaux
The essay -as a literary genre- published in1580, 1588, and 1595
Book I – 57 essays • Book II – 37 essays • Book III – 13 essays • Collection of observations and meditations on readings, on events past and present, on general human attitudes
Montaigne: philosopher, scholar, writer • Freedom of the mind and peacefulness of the soul • Standards of judgment are molded by cultural values • Our customs guide our behaviors • Free judgment can help us overcome the limitations imposed by our customs.