Bacon's Essays

Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-107-49234-9
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 324 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm, Gewicht: 346 g

Originally printed in 1906 as a limited edition of two hundred and fifty copies, this book contains the essays of Francis Bacon, drawn from the edition of 1625. Bacon covers a variety of topics in his essays, including cunning, atheism, love and goodness. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Bacon's work or seventeenth-century philosophy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bacon, Francis

West, Alfred S.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: Neuzeit
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; The epistle dedicatorie; The table; The essays; Notes; Index of proper names; Works quoted in the essays; Appendix 1. Deviations from modern grammatical usage; Appendix 2. Chronology of Bacon's life and works; Appendix 3. Early editions of Bacons Essays; Words and phrases explained in the notes.