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The Essay Is a Form That Refuses to Resolve
Montaigne invented the essay by accident. He was not trying to create a literary form. He was trying to think on the page, using his own experience and reading as the material, with no particular obligation to arrive at a conclusion. The title he gave the project — Essais, attempts — described the method accurately. An attempt is not a proof. It is a provisional movement toward something that may not be reachable.