Le discours de la servitude volontaire

Étienne de La Boétie First published 1835

About this book

The Discourse on Voluntary Servitude (French: Discours de la servitude volontaire) is a work attributed to Étienne de La Boétie by Montaigne. The text was published clandestinely in 1577.

The date of preparation of the Discourse on Voluntary Servitude is uncertain: according to recent studies it was composed by Étienne de La Boétie during his university education. According to his closest friend Michel de Montaigne, the speech was written when La Boétie was about 18 years old.

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Subjects

allegiance
colonies
criticism and interpretation
despotism
early works to 1800
early works to 1900
indigenous peoples
liberté
liberty
liberty. 0
obedience
obedience, political aspects
ouvrages avant 1800
political science
political science, early works to 1800
politics
power (social sciences)
science politique
totalitarianism