Then how the notion of essays by Montaigne? Montaigne wrote his attitude and outlook on essay-description through the description implied, low profile, humble but clearly in a preface to his book: “Readers, this is an honest book. You were warned since the beginning that in this book I have set a goal that is familial and personal. It occurred to me that this book should be useful to you or to glorify myself. I mean it was beyond my abilities. I dedicate this book to the relatives and friends so that they can use personally, so when I no longer are in the midst of them (a sure thing they once experienced), it can be in it they found several characteristics of the habits and sense of humor, and hopefully, by the way, the knowledge they have acquired about myself remain durable and always alive “(from” To The Reader “).

Then, in the 1600s, Sir Francis Bacon became the first British essayist. His book entitled Essay. The shape, length, clarity, and rhythm of sentences of this essay became the standard for-essayist essayist afterward. There are several formal essays, and there are several other essays are informal. Forms of informal essay writing easier for more personalized, witty, with a stylish form, the structure is not too formal, and speak. Formal essay form more frequently used by students, students and researchers to work on his assignments. Formal essays are distinguished from the more serious purpose, weight, length and more logical.

In Indonesia, the essay form popularized by HB Jassin through review-review of the literature and Indonesia which recorded (four volumes) with the title of modern Indonesian literature in criticism and essay (1985), but Jassin could not clearly explain the formulation of the essay.