The Oxford Francis Bacon XV
The Essayes or Counsels, Civill and Morall
Series: The Oxford Francis Bacon; XV;
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 6 January 2000
- ISBN 9780198186731
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages458 pages
- Size 223x144x28 mm
- Weight 695 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 2 black and white halftones 0
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Short description:
This edition of Francis Bacon's (1561-1626) The Essayes or Counsels, Civill and Morall, a re-issue of the first critical edition since the nineteenth century, uses modern editorial standards to establish an authoritative, unmodernized text. The textual apparatus includes a comprehensive, chronological record of the substantive readings of all these manuscripts and editions, so that for the first time the evolution of Bacon's texts may be studied conveniently in detail. 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.
MoreLong description:
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.
... the Commentary explains linguistic difficulties and provides literary and historical material that should help the modern reader to understand particular passages of the text.
Table of Contents:
References, Abbreviations, and Symbols
List of Sigla
General Introduction
Textual Introduction
Comparative table of the Essayes
The Essays or Counsels, Civill and Morall
Commentary
Appendix
Glossary
Index to the Essays
General Index to Introduction and Commentary
