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In which year did Montaigne first publish the Essais?
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- The first edition contained two books; the third came eight years later.
- It is the year of layer A.
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1580
Why
1580, with two books. The third book and extensive additions came in 1588, and the final marginal additions were published after his death in 1592, a twelve-year composition that the finished text does not hide.
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