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The Essays (Penguin Classics)

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The Essays (Penguin Classics)

The genius of Francis Bacon is nowhere better revealed than in his essays.

Baconâ€™s education was grounded in the classical texts of ancient Greece and Rome, but he brought vividness and color to the arid scholasticism of medieval book-learning. Whatever their subject, whether it is something as personal as â€œFriendshipâ€ or as abstract as â€œTruth,â€ the essays combine a mixture of rhetoric and philosophy; and are perhaps the most complete and rounded examples of Baconâ€™s literary style.

Rather than merely summarizing popular philosophy or producing glib expositions of correct conduct, Bacon attempted to change the shape of the other menâ€™s minds. He believed rhetoric, as the force eloquence and persuasion, could incline the mind towards the pure light of reason.

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	Penguin Classics
Binding	Paperback
PartNumber	9780140432169
Model	9780140432169
Color	Black
IsAdultProduct
Height	7.8
Length	0.63
Weight	0.46958461806
Width	5.08
ReleaseDate	1986-01-07
NumberOfItems	1

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