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Of Books

Of Books. Written By: Michel de Montaigne Presented By: Diana Dieu, Patrick Lee, and Tim Royer. Michel de Montaigne Background. Influential writer of the French Rennaissance Grew up in French Nobility Well Educated, (spoke Latin from 0-6 years) Insisted on introspection

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Of Books

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  1. Of Books Written By: Michel de Montaigne Presented By: Diana Dieu, Patrick Lee, and Tim Royer

  2. Michel de Montaigne Background • Influential writer of the French Rennaissance • Grew up in French Nobility • Well Educated, (spoke Latin from 0-6 years) • Insisted on introspection • Reflected by writing almost solely about Himself • Writing Style- Light, Un-technical

  3. Of Books: Summary and Structure • Essay is opinion, not concerned with validity • Montaigne compares books for: • Amusement • Knowledge • Simplicity • Eloquence • True History is written from experience • Montaigne prefers simple, short, and concise pieces

  4. Purpose • To argue why he finds more enjoyment in the books that he reads • Encourage writers to write to the point • Encourage the common reader to discuss their thoughts on what they read

  5. How the purpose is achieved • Repetition • Quotations • Syntax • Tone

  6. Repetition • Montaigne repeats his purpose verbally • Has effect-This is what I believe, and I am right, even if I am not the foremost expert • Convinces his readers to learn to speak their minds • Beats these ideas into the audience’s mind

  7. Quotations (external) • Utilizes quotes from authors in conjunction with his desired effect • “For I make others say what I cannot say so well” (Montaigne 46) • Propertius, Catullus, Horace, Virgil

  8. Syntax/Diction • Rhetorical questions for effec (49) • Contrasts of authors’ styles and effects (51) • Uses Latin to appeal to ethos, that he is learned (53)

  9. Tone • Aggressive • Attacks every writer even after he states that he is not learned enough to do so fairly. • “And moreover I do not know how to excuse him for having considered his poetry being published” (52)

  10. Appeals to the Reader • Ethos(dominant) • Well-educated and extensively read • Defends against critiques by pleading opinion • Willingly confronts any discrepencies • Logos • Reasons with reader-why his opinion is true • Pathos • Completely avoids appeals to emotion

  11. Effectiveness • Not very effective • Reasoning is biased towards his opinion • Contradictions within his essay • Yet, he’s willing to confront the mistakes

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