New Atlantis

Originally published in 1900, this book contains an edited version of Francis Bacon's utopian novel New Atlantis.

Francis Bacon (Author), G. C. Moore Smith (Edited by)

9781107663640, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 29 May 2014

130 pages
21 x 15 x 0.8 cm, 0.3 kg

Originally published in 1900, this book contains an edited version of Francis Bacon's utopian novel New Atlantis. The text is accompanied by a history of the book's creation, a discussion of the role New Atlantis played in Bacon's philosophy, and an examination of its influence on later literature. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the works of Francis Bacon.

Introduction: Date of the New Atlantis
Connexion of the New Atlantis with Bacon's philosophical reform
Bacon's aim and art in the New Atlantis
The influence of the New Atlantis
Bacon's grammar as exemplified in the New Atlantis
Text
Notes
Glossary
Index of proper names.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: general [DSB]