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The Essays

By Francis Bacon
Introduction by John Pitcher
Edited by John Pitcher

By Francis Bacon
Introduction by John Pitcher
Edited by John Pitcher

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Jan 07, 1986 | ISBN 9780140432169

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About The Essays

The genius of Francis Bacon is nowhere better revealed than in his essays.

Bacon’s education was grounded in the classical texts of ancient Greece and Rome, but he brought vividness and color to the arid scholasticism of medieval book-learning. Whatever their subject, whether it is something as personal as “Friendship” or as abstract as “Truth,” the essays combine a mixture of rhetoric and philosophy; and are perhaps the most complete and rounded examples of Bacon’s literary style.

Rather than merely summarizing popular philosophy or producing glib expositions of correct conduct, Bacon attempted to change the shape of the other men’s minds. He believed rhetoric, as the force eloquence and persuasion, could incline the mind towards the pure light of reason.

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About Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon, philosopher, essayist, lawyer, and statesman, was born in London in 1561. He studied at Cambridge and was enrolled at Gray’s Inn in 1576. In 1584, he entered Parliament as the member for Melcombe Regis, subsequently representing other constituencies…. More about Francis Bacon

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Category: Literary Collections | Philosophy | Nonfiction Classics

Paperback | $19.00
Published by Penguin Classics
Jan 07, 1986 | 288 Pages | ISBN 9780140432169
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Table Of Contents

Principal Dates in Bacon’s Life
Introduction
A Note on the Text and Annotation
Further Reading
THE ESSAYSAPPENDICESThe Essays: Fragments, Versions and Parallels
1. Writing the Essays
2. Counsels for the Prince
3. The Wisdom of the Ancients
4. Idols of the Mind
5. A Poetical Essay

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