BACON'S ESSAYS

Good advice from Satan’s Kingdom.” This is how Blake described the Essays of Bacon (1561-1626). Others have called them “a handbook of practical wisdom” that “come home to men’s business and bosoms”. But there is no denying the fact that Francis Bacon was a child of his age – “the most complete representative of the Renaissance in England – learned, worldly, ambitious and intriguing”. And these qualities become clearly abundant in his “dispersed meditations”. The present critical study takes an overview of Bacon’s contribution to the essay-form and assesses his literary and historical importance. The most significant and critical commentary, followed by the problems arising therefrom for the benefit of students in our universities. Shakti Batra, Formerly Vice-Principal of Dyal Singh College (University of Delhi), has also taught at the Kabul University and the University of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek.

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