Bacon's Essays

Originally printed in 1906 as a limited edition of two hundred and fifty copies, this book contains the essays of Francis Bacon.

Francis Bacon (Author), Alfred S. West (Edited by)

9781107492349, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 12 March 2015

324 pages
19.8 x 12.9 x 1.7 cm, 0.32 kg

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.

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.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: general [DSB]