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Montaigne (other)
Montaigne may refer to: People * Michel de Montaigne (1533–1582; Lord of Montaigne), a French philosopher * Aaron Montaigne, American punk rocker for ''Antioch Arrow'' * Antoinette Montaigne (born 1965), a politician of France and Central African Republic * George Montaigne (1569–1628), English Anglican bishop * Lawrence Montaigne (1931–2017), American actor * Marion Montaigne (born 1980), French cartoonist * Montaigne (musician) (born 1995), Australian musician Characters * Catherine Montaigne, a fictional character from the literary universe ''Honorverse'' * William LaMontaigne Jr., a fictional character from the TV series ''Criminal Minds'' Places * Montaigne (Natchez, Mississippi), USA; a historic building * Château de Montaigne, Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne, Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France; a castle * Avenue Montaigne, Paris, France; a street * 8890 Montaigne, a main-belt asteroid Groups, organizations, companies * ''Montaigne'' (record label), a French clas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel De Montaigne
Michel Eyquem, Sieur de Montaigne ( ; ; 28 February 1533 – 13 September 1592), also known as the Lord of Montaigne, was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance. He is known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre. His work is noted for its merging of casual anecdotes and autobiography with intellectual insight. Montaigne had a direct influence on numerous Western writers; his massive volume ''Essais'' contains some of the most influential essays ever written. During his lifetime, Montaigne was admired more as a statesman than as an author. The tendency in his essays to digress into anecdotes and personal ruminations was seen as detrimental to proper style rather than as an innovation, and his declaration that "I am myself the matter of my book" was viewed by his contemporaries as self-indulgent. In time, however, Montaigne came to be recognized as embodying, perhaps better than any other author of his time, the spirit of freely entertain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
