Literary and Philosophical Essays: French, German and Italian: V32 Harvard Classics

The book ""Literary and Philosophical Essays: French, German and Italian: V32 Harvard Classics"" is a collection of essays written by the French philosopher Michel de Montaigne. The book includes essays written in French, German, and Italian, and covers a wide range of topics including philosophy, literature, politics, and culture. The essays are considered to be some of the most influential works of the Renaissance period and are still widely read today. Montaigne's writing style is characterized by his personal and introspective approach, and his essays are often considered to be a precursor to the modern essay form. This volume is part of the Harvard Classics series, which is a collection of classic works of literature and philosophy that have been selected and edited by a team of scholars.1910. Contents: By Montaigne: That We Should Not Judge of Our Happiness Until After Our Death; That to Philosophize is to Learn How to Die; Of the Institution and Education of Children; Of Friendship; Of Books. By Charles Augustin Sainte Beuve: Montaigne; What is a Classic? By Ernest Renan: The Poetry of the Celtic Races; By Cotthold Ephraim Lessing: The Education of the Human Race; By J.C. Friedrich Von Schiller: Letters Upon the Aesthetic Education of Man; By Immanuel Kant: Fundamental Principles of the Metaphysic of Morals, and Transition From Popular Moral Philosophy to the Metaphysic of Morals; By Giuseppe Mazzini: Byron and Goethe.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.