Francis Bacon"This is the first extensive one-volume anthology of Bacon's writings since 1905. It includes the major English literary works on which his reputation rests: the Advancement of Learning (1605), the Essays (1597 and 1625), and the posthumously published New Atlantis (1626). In addition it reprints sixteen other works which are not otherwise available, which show Bacon's remarkable all-round abilities in politics, law, theology, and poetry." "A special feature of the edition is its extensive annotation, which identifies Bacon's sources and allusions (in the Bible, in classical literature, and in Renaissance texts). It also provides full explanation of Bacon's vocabulary, which is as rich as Shakespeare's, but far less familiar. Detailed headnotes recreate the political and intellectual contexts in which these works were produced."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
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Page 190
... common and in so great mass , and others so rare and in so small quantity ? Doth any , in handling Similitude and Diversity , assign the cause why iron should not move to iron , which is more like , but move to the loadstone , which is ...
... common and in so great mass , and others so rare and in so small quantity ? Doth any , in handling Similitude and Diversity , assign the cause why iron should not move to iron , which is more like , but move to the loadstone , which is ...
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... common - places to be a matter of great use and essence in studying ; as that which assureth copie ° of invention , and contracteth ° judgment to a strength . But this is true , that of the methods of common - places that I have seen ...
... common - places to be a matter of great use and essence in studying ; as that which assureth copie ° of invention , and contracteth ° judgment to a strength . But this is true , that of the methods of common - places that I have seen ...
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... common with the speech praising Fortitude in Of Tribute , above , pp . 22-9 . The second letter addresses the announced topic of travel , and shows again how the Renaissance concept of a vita activa regarded travel primarily as a form ...
... common with the speech praising Fortitude in Of Tribute , above , pp . 22-9 . The second letter addresses the announced topic of travel , and shows again how the Renaissance concept of a vita activa regarded travel primarily as a form ...
Contents
Introduction | xv |
Chronology | xlv |
An Advertisement touching the Controversies of the Church | 1 |
Copyright | |
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