The Oxford Francis Bacon XV: The Essayes or Counsels, Civill and Morall - Hardcover

Bacon, Francis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198186738 ISBN 13: 9780198186731

Verlag: Clarendon Press, 2000

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Book by Bacon Francis

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Críticas:

... the Commentary explains linguistic difficulties and provides literary and historical material that should help the modern reader to understand particular passages of the text. (Acta Comeniana)

... an important book, graced by meticulous editorial work and a thorough introduction. (Studies in English Literature)

A surely definitive edition of Bacon's essays by Michael Kiernan ... the editing and presentation are faultless. (Bernard Levin, Sunday Times)

Michael Kiernan has outclassed all previous editions; indeed, no work by Bacon has ever had such care lavished on it ... This edition provides the reader with more than he could ever have expected ... Professor Kiernan is to be congratulated for producing an edition which sets new standards in Bacon scholarship (Modern Language Review)

Reseña del editor:

Bacon's essays reflect the experience and wide reading of a Renaissance man - philosopher, historian, judge, politician, adviser to the Prince - above all, astute observer of human nature. With uncompromising candour, he exposes man as he is, not as he ought to be, examining such givens of Renaissance power as negotiating for position, expediting a personal suit, speaking effectively, and the role of dissimulation in social and political situations. He scrutinizes judicial prerogatives and probes the causes and dangers of atheism and superstition. Even such topics as boldness or love or deformity have a practical bent. In Bacon's own phrase, these essays 'come home to Mens Businesse and Bosomes.' It is especially through their matchless style that they come home–with imaginative vigour, concrete language, and the colloquial force of individual sentences. An introduction places the essays in their original context, examines their evolution over Bacon's lifetime, and elucidates their form and prose style; a commentary examines his sources and relates essays to his other writings; a glossary and index are also included.

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• Verlag: Clarendon Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0198186738
• ISBN 13: 9780198186731
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 458
• Herausgeber: Kiernan Michael