The Essays (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)

by Francis Bacon (Author), JohnStrachan (Editor)

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  Paperback
  1997

  $4.05

  The Essays of Francis Bacon cover the fields of philosophy, science, history and law. Bacon believed that they would last as long as books last, and it is for them that he is primarily remembered. The essays counsel on civil and moral life. This book is based on the 1625 edition.

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  Paperback
  1985

  $13.72

  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.