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The Essays by Francis Bacon

ISBN: 9780140432169 PUBLISHER: Penguin Books Ltd FORMAT: Paperback PAGES: 288 PUBLICATION DATE: 29.08.1985 DIMENSIONS: 198mmX129mmX17mm 217grams

DESCRIPTION: 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.

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