Later, he left these positions, returned to his city, and began to write his personal reflections, which he called essays. With this, Montaigne created a new genre of text.
Seinni loysti hann seg úr hesum størvum, og tók seg aftur til borg sína og fór at skriva sínar persónligu hugleiðingar, sum hann kallaði essay. Við hesum skapti Montaigne eitt nýtt tekstslag.