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The Essays

One of the major political figures of his time, Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626) served in the court of Elizabeth I and ultimately became Lord Chancellor under James I in 1617. A scholar, wit, lawyer and statesman, he wrote widely on politics, philosophy and science — declaring early in his career that 'I have taken all knowledge as my province'. In this, his most famous work, he considers a diverse range of subjects, such as death and marriage, ambition and atheism, in prose that is vibrant and rich in Renaissance learning. Bacon believed that rhetoric — the force of eloquence and persuasion — could lead the mind to the pure light of reason, and his own rhetorical genius is nowhere better expressed than in these vivid essays.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 288
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 978-0-14-043216-9
  • EAN
  • 9780140432169
  • Release date
  • 1985