« Mon semblable, mon frère » Li Zhi, ami chinois de Montaigne

This article introduces Montaigne’s Chinese contemporary Li Zhi, whose essays address themes of central concern to Montaigne: hypocrisy, social posturing, and pedantry. Studying the “horizontal continuities” linking these authors to one another prompts reflection on the relevance of Montaigne’s writings to the history of early modern world literature.