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The Essays
Francis Bacon
出版Penguin UK, 1985-08-29
主題Literary Collections / EssaysLiterary Criticism / Modern / 17th Century
ISBN01419072079780141907208
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=9_fZu62ESmoC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.