Bacon: The History of the Reign of King Henry VII and Selected Works

Klappentext A major student edition by a senior Renaissance scholar of 'the first modern classic of English history'. Zusammenfassung This is a major student edition by a senior Renaissance scholar of the text described as 'the first modern classic of English history'. Generous editorial footnotes explain the historical and political issues of the period! and a substantial glossary clarifies Francis Bacon's rich but sometimes unfamiliar vocabulary. Inhaltsverzeichnis Editor's Note; Introduction; Principal events in Bacon's Life; Select bibliography; The History of the Reign of King Henry VII; Bacon's fragmentary histories; Selections from the Essays (1625) including of simulation and dissimulation; Of seditions and troubles; Of empire; Of counsel; Of the true greatness of kingdoms and estates; Glossary; Index.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Francis Bacon
• Mitarbeit: Raymond Geuss (Herausgeber), Quentin Skinner (Herausgeber), Brian Vickers (Herausgeber), Vickers Brian (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 19.02.1998
• EAN: 9780521583763
• ISBN: 978-0-521-58376-3
• Seiten: 338
• Serien: Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought; Cambridge Texts in the History; Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; History of Ideas, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), CE period up to c 1500, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, European history: medieval period, middle ages, C 1600 To C 1700, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval