Definition of Montaigne

1. Noun. French writer regarded as the originator of the modern essay (1533-1592).

Exact synonyms: Michel Eyquem Montaigne, Michel Montaigne
Generic synonyms: Author, Writer

Definition of Montaigne

1. n. A mountain.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Montaigne

Monsel's solution
Monsel solution
Monsieur
Monsignor
Monsignori
Monson curve
Monster Raving Loony
Monstera deliciosa
Mont.
Mont Blanc
Montagnais
Montagovian
Montagu
Montagu's harrier
Montague
Montaigne (current term)
Montana
Montanan
Montanans
Montanism
Montanist
Montanists
Montblanc
Monte Bianco
Monte Carlo
Monte Carlo fallacy
Monte Carlo method
Monte Carlo methods
Monte Cristo sandwich
Monteggia

Literary usage of Montaigne

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1894)
"JK Montaigne or MOUNTAIN, GEORGE (1569-1628), archbishop of York, was born in 1509 at Cawood, Yorkshire, of humble parents. The statement that he belonged ..."

2. The Quarterly Review by John Gibson Lockhart, George Walter Prothero, William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, Baron Rowland Edmund Prothero Ernle, Sir William Smith (1904)
"The Essays of Montaigne. Translated by Charles Cotton. Edited by WC Hazlitt. ... Michel de Montaigne: a Biographical Study. By ME Lowndes. ..."

3. The Works of Tennyson by Alfred Tennyson Tennyson, Hallam Tennyson Tennyson (1908)
"This proves how living was the influence exercised by Montaigne on the minds of ... Although Montaigne represented the classical tradition in perfection, ..."

4. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Sir Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1908)
"This proves how living was the influence exercised by Montaigne on the minds of ... Although Montaigne represented the classical tradition in perfection, ..."

5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Montaigne affected English literature scarcely less than he did French. ... The interest of Florio's translation of the essays of Montaigne is manifestly ..."

6. A History of Modern Philosophy: A Sketch of the History of Philosophy from by Harald Høffding (1908)
"Montaigne was born in Southern France (1533) of a noble family; he received a careful and liberal education travelled in Italy, and afterwards lived, ..."

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