Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface VII
3. Contents XI
4. Part One. Montaigne The Man: The Attitude of French Writers toward his Personality
5. I. Sensibility 3
6. II. Morality 28
7. Part Two. Montaigne The Thinker: The attitude of French Writers toward His Ideas
8. III. Religion 75
9. IV. Skepticism about Human Knowledge 100
10. V. Study of Himself and of Man 110
11. VI. Ideas on Education and Other Particular Subjects 118
12. VII. Depth and Consistency 131
13. VIII. Influence of Montaigne’s Thought: Sainte-Beuve 140
14. Part Three. Montaigne The Writer: The Attitude of French Writers toward his Style
15. IX. Style 187
16. X. Signs of Popularity 206
17. Conclusion 229
18. Bibliography 233
19. Index 295