Michel Eyquem de Montaigne is one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance, known for popularising the essay as a literary genre. He is also known as the father of Modern Skepticism. His pieces became famous for his apparent effortless ability to merge serious intellectual speculation with casual anecdotes and autobiography. His main work, Essais (translated literally as "Attempts" but traditionally as "Essays"), contains some of the still most widely influential essays ever written. This is the second volume of that important work. (Summary adapted from the Wikipedia by Leni)
Chapters
1 01 - OF THE INCONSTANCY OF OUR ACTIONS 25 min 2 02 - OF DRUNKENNESS 34 min 3 03 - A CUSTOM OF THE ISLE OF CEA 50 min 4 04 - TO-MORROW'S A NEW DAY 8 min 5 05 - OF CONSCIENCE 14 min 6 06 - USE MAKES PERFECT 39 min 7 07 - OF RECOMPENSES OF HONOUR 13 min 8 08 - OF THE AFFECTION OF FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN, part 1 36 min 9 09 - OF THE AFFECTION OF FATHERS TO THEIR CHILDREN, part 2 32 min 10 10 - OF THE ARMS OF THE PARTHIANS 11 min 11 11 - OF BOOKS 47 min 12 12 - OF CRUELTY 57 min 13 13 - OF JUDGING OF THE DEATH OF ANOTHER 23 min 14 14 - THAT OUR MIND HINDERS ITSELF 3 min 15 15 - THAT OUR DESIRES ARE AUGMENTED BY DIFFICULTY 22 min 16 16 - OF GLORY 51 min 17 17 - OF PRESUMPTION, part 1 39 min 18 18 - OF PRESUMPTION, part 2 38 min 19 19 - OF PRESUMPTION, part 3 42 min 20 20 - OF GIVING THE LIE 15 min 21 21 - OF LIBERTY OF CONSCIENCE 14 min 22 22 - THAT WE TASTE NOTHING PURE 12 min 23 23 - AGAINST IDLENESS 14 min 24 24 - OF POSTING 4 min 25 25 - OF ILL MEANS EMPLOYED TO A GOOD END 12 min 26 26 - OF THE ROMAN GRANDEUR 5 min 27 27 - NOT TO COUNTERFEIT BEING SICK 6 min 28 28 - OF THUMBS 3 min 29 29 - COWARDICE THE MOTHER OF CRUELTY 34 min 30 30 - ALL THINGS HAVE THEIR SEASON 6 min 31 31 - OF VIRTUE 20 min 32 32 - OF A MONSTROUS CHILD 5 min 33 33 - OF ANGER 25 min 34 34 - DEFENCE OF SENECA AND PLUTARCH 22 min 35 35 - THE STORY OF SPURINA 24 min 36 36 - OBSERVATION ON A WAR ACCORDING TO JULIUS CAESAR 29 min 37 37 - OF THREE GOOD WOMEN 22 min 38 38 - OF THE MOST EXCELLENT MEN 19 min 39 39 - OF THE RESEMBLANCE OF CHILDREN TO THEIR FATHERS, part 1 52 min 40 40 - OF THE RESEMBLANCE OF CHILDREN TO THEIR FATHERS, part 2 50 min 41 41 - APOLOGY FOR RAIMOND SEBOND, part 1 47 min 42 42 - APOLOGY FOR RAIMOND SEBOND, part 2 1 h 4 min 43 43 - APOLOGY FOR RAIMOND SEBOND, part 3 1 h 10 min 44 44 - APOLOGY FOR RAIMOND SEBOND, part 4 1 h 5 min 45 45 - APOLOGY FOR RAIMOND SEBOND, part 5 1 h 9 min 46 46 - APOLOGY FOR RAIMOND SEBOND, part 6 1 h 3 min 47 47 - APOLOGY FOR RAIMOND SEBOND, part 7 50 min 48 48 - APOLOGY FOR RAIMOND SEBOND, part 8 58 min 49 49 - APOLOGY FOR RAIMOND SEBOND, part 9 1 h 9 min 50 50 - APOLOGY FOR RAIMOND SEBOND, part 10 1 h 6 min 51 51 - APOLOGY FOR RAIMOND SEBOND, part 11 1 h
