The Complete Essays
Michel de Montaigne
In 1572, Montaigne – nobleman, humanist, and thoroughly Renaissance man – retired to the seclusion of his estate in the Dordogne and started to write. From his pen poured a stream of ‘essays’ – attempts to capture the observations that came to him on an idiosyncratic range of subjects, from ancient customs, cannibals and books to thumbs, war-horses and the wearing of clothes. He made the study of himself the starting point for investigations into how to live, and wrote with a startlingly modern candour about love, grief, friendship, sex and death. His voice, by turns lively, curious, digressive, ironic and moving, is utterly captivating. The Essays feel less like a work of literature and more like an ongoing conversation with a very well-informed friend.
Duration - 5h 10m.
Author - Michel de Montaigne.
Narrator - Peter Wickham.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
In 1572, Montaigne – nobleman, humanist, and thoroughly Renaissance man – retired to the seclusion of his estate in the Dordogne and started to write. From his pen poured a stream of ‘essays’ – attempts to capture the observations that came to him on an idiosyncratic range of subjects, from ancient customs, cannibals and books to thumbs, war-horses and the wearing of clothes. He made the study of himself the starting point for investigations into how to live, and wrote with a startlingly modern candour about love, grief, friendship, sex and death. His voice, by turns lively, curious, digressive, ironic and moving, is utterly captivating. The Essays feel less like a work of literature and more like an ongoing conversation with a very well-informed friend. Duration - 5h 10m. Author - Michel de Montaigne. Narrator - Peter Wickham. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:09
Book 1: Chapter 1
Duration:00:12:18
Book 1: Chapter 2
Duration:00:10:00
Book 1: Chapter 3
Duration:00:21:45
Book 1: Chapter 4
Duration:00:06:11
Book 1: Chapter 5
Duration:00:07:46
Book 1: Chapter 6
Duration:00:06:41
Book 1: Chapter 7
Duration:00:04:16
Book 1: Chapter 8
Duration:00:02:55
Book 1: Chapter 9
Duration:00:15:57
Book 1: Chapter 10
Duration:00:06:52
Book 1: Chapter 11
Duration:00:11:40
Book 1: Chapter 12
Duration:00:07:10
Book 1: Chapter 13
Duration:00:04:02
Book 1: Chapter 14
Duration:00:03:41
Book 1: Chapter 15
Duration:00:04:14
Book 1: Chapter 16
Duration:00:09:48
Book 1: Chapter 17
Duration:00:07:39
Book 1: Chapter 18
Duration:00:07:36
Book 1: Chapter 19
Duration:00:46:06
Book 1: Chapter 20
Duration:00:36:13
Book 1: Chapter 21
Duration:00:01:58
Book 1: Chapter 22
Duration:00:53:19
Book 1: Chapter 23
Duration:00:31:32
Book 1: Chapter 24
Duration:00:37:21
Book 1: Chapter 25
Duration:01:51:06
Book 1: Chapter 26
Duration:00:10:57
Book 1: Chapter 27
Duration:00:39:02
Book 1: Chapter 28
Duration:00:01:01
Book 1: Chapter 29
Duration:00:15:13
Book 1: Chapter 30
Duration:00:39:25
Book 1: Chapter 31
Duration:00:06:12
Book 1: Chapter 32
Duration:00:05:00
Book 1: Chapter 33
Duration:00:08:59
Book 1: Chapter 34
Duration:00:03:48
Book 1: Chapter 35
Duration:00:09:30
Book 1: Chapter 36
Duration:00:11:07
Book 1: Chapter 37
Duration:00:08:05
Book 1: Chapter 38
Duration:00:33:41
Book 1: Chapter 39
Duration:00:16:32
Book 1: Chapter 40
Duration:00:58:17
Book 1: Chapter 41
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Book 1: Chapter 42
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Book 1: Chapter 43
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Book 1: Chapter 44
Duration:00:06:27
Book 1: Chapter 45
Duration:00:03:39
Book 1: Chapter 46
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Book 1: Chapter 47
Duration:00:17:59
Book 1: Chapter 48
Duration:00:23:44
Book 1: Chapter 49
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Book 1: Chapter 50
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Book 1: Chapter 51
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Book 1: Chapter 52
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Book 1: Chapter 53
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Book 1: Chapter 54
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Book 1: Chapter 55
Duration:00:05:16
Book 1: Chapter 56
Duration:00:26:56
Book 1: Chapter 57
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Book 2: Chapter 1
Duration:00:20:09
Book 2: Chapter 2
Duration:00:25:43
Book 2: Chapter 3
Duration:00:41:10
Book 2: Chapter 4
Duration:00:06:18
Book 2: Chapter 5
Duration:00:10:12
Book 2: Chapter 6
Duration:00:30:52
Book 2: Chapter 7
Duration:00:10:19
Book 2: Chapter 8
Duration:00:58:53
Book 2: Chapter 9
Duration:00:07:58
Book 2: Chapter 10
Duration:00:40:01
Book 2: Chapter 11
Duration:00:41:39
Book 2: Chapter 12
Duration:08:25:46
Book 2: Chapter 13
Duration:00:16:52
Book 2: Chapter 14
Duration:00:02:24
Book 2: Chapter 15
Duration:00:15:10
Book 2: Chapter 16
Duration:00:36:51
Book 2: Chapter 17
Duration:01:29:30
Book 2: Chapter 18
Duration:00:12:11
Book 2: Chapter 19
Duration:00:11:40
Book 2: Chapter 20
Duration:00:08:27
Book 2: Chapter 21
Duration:00:11:54
Book 2: Chapter 22
Duration:00:03:25
Book 2: Chapter 23
Duration:00:08:43
Book 2: Chapter 24
Duration:00:04:29
Book 2: Chapter 25
Duration:00:05:59
Book 2: Chapter 26
Duration:00:02:28
Book 2: Chapter 27
Duration:00:26:46
Book 2: Chapter 28
Duration:00:05:21
Book 2: Chapter 29
Duration:00:21:17
Book 2: Chapter 30
Duration:00:04:10
Book 2: Chapter 31
Duration:00:20:14
Book 2: Chapter 32
Duration:00:19:08
Book 2: Chapter 33
Duration:00:21:29
Book 2: Chapter 34
Duration:00:23:01
Book 2: Chapter 35
Duration:00:22:19
Book 2: Chapter 36
Duration:00:18:10
Book 2: Chapter 37
Duration:01:25:48
Book 3: Chapter 1
Duration:00:44:38
Book 3: Chapter 2
Duration:00:43:10
Book 3: Chapter 3
Duration:00:35:47
Book 3: Chapter 4
Duration:00:28:32
Book 3: Chapter 5
Duration:02:43:56
Book 3: Chapter 6
Duration:00:53:49
Book 3: Chapter 7
Duration:00:15:30
Book 3: Chapter 8
Duration:01:08:36
Book 3: Chapter 9
Duration:02:47:03
Book 3: Chapter 10
Duration:01:07:02
Book 3: Chapter 11
Duration:00:32:10
Book 3: Chapter 12
Duration:01:22:44
Book 3: Chapter 13
Duration:02:45:51