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Michel De Montaigne (1533-1592) Great French essayist and Renaissance humanist; began the essay as a distinct genre or species or writing; Francis Bacon (1597) became the first English essayist Mastered the essay in exploring subjects as disparate as his own self-awareness to the place of the imagination.Montaigne of cannibals the tempest Reading and Rhetoric in Montaigne and Shakespeare by Peter Mack Shakespeare and Montaigne are the English and French writers of the sixteenth century who have the most to say to modern readers.Study Guide for Selections from the Essays of Montaigne. Selections from the Essays of Montaigne study guide contains a biography of author Michel De Montaigne, literature essays, a complete e-text, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
