This volume sheds light on the unspoken aim of Montaigne's voyage (to seek a solution to the religious conflicts that afflicted Europe), his journey based on his readings (Theatrum vitae humanae by Theodor Zwinger), and the use he makes of them, including the subjective writing he deploys in the Essais.
Fausta Garavini is an Italian writer and translator.
She studied French and Occitan literature at the University of Florence. She later worked as a literature professor at this university and as an essayist in several publications like "Paragone", "Nuovi Argomenti", "Revue d'histoire littéraire de la France" and "Littérature".