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Translated with an Introduction by

J. M. COHEN

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Michel Byquem, Seigneur de Montaigne, was born in 1533, the son

and heir of Pierre, Seigneur de Montaigne (two previous children

dying soon after birth). He was brought up to speak Latin as his

mother tongue and always retained a Latin turn of mind; though he

knew Greek, he preferred to use translations. After studying law he

eventually became counsellor to the Parlement of Bordeaux. He married

in 1565. After following the royal court in Paris and Rouen, he retired

in 1571 to his lands at Montaigne, devoting himself to reading and

reflection and to composing his Essais (1580). He loathed the fanati-

cism and cruelties of the religious wars of the period, but sided with

Catholic orthodoxy and legitimate monarchy. He was twice elected

Mayor of Bordeaux (1581 and 1583) a post he held for four years. He

died at Montaigne (1592) while preparing another edition of his Essais.

J. M. Cohen, born in London in 1903 and a Cambridge graduate, was

the translator of many volumes for the Penguin Classics, including

versions ol Cervantes, Rabelais and Montaigne. For some years he

assisted P.. V. Rieu in editing the Penguin Classics. He collected the

three books of Comic and Curious Verse and anthologies of Latin

American and Cuban writing. VC ith his son Mark Cohen he also edited

the Penguin Dictionary of Quotations and the two editions of its com-

panion Dictionary of Modern Quotations. He frequently visited Spain and

made several visits to Mexico, Cuba and other Spanish American coun-

tries. J. M. Cohen died in 19K9.

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