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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Språk Engelska ● Formatera EPUB ● ISBN 9780141907208 ● Utgivare Penguin Books Ltd ● Publicerad 1985 ● Nedladdningsbara 6 gånger ● Valuta EUR ● ID 2268503 ● Kopieringsskydd Adobe DRM
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