Complete Essays

Klappentext The Elizabethan sage offers wise, witty observations on truth, adversity, love, ambition, fame, and many other topics. Short but thought-provoking, these essays constitute an excellent combination of style and substance. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionOf TruthOf DeathOf Unity in ReligionOf RevengeOf AdversityOf Simulation and DissimulationOf Parents and ChildrenOf Marriage and Single LifeOf EnvyOf LoveOf Great PlaceOf BoldnessOf Goodness and Goodness of NatureOf NobilityOf Seditions and TroublesOf AtheismOf SuperstitionOf TravelOf EmpireOf CounselOf DelayOf CunningOf Wisdom for a Man's SelfOf InnovationsOf DispatchOf Seeming WiseOf FriendshipOf ExpenseOf the True Greatness of Kingdoms and EstatesOf Regiment of HealthOf SuspicionOf DiscourseOf PlantationOf RichesOf PropheciesOf AmbitionOf Masques and TriumphsOf Nature in MenOf Custom and EducationOf FortuneOf UsuryOf Youth and AgeOf BeautyOf DeformityOf BuildingOf GardensOf NegociatingOf Followers and FriendsOf SuitorsOf StudiesOf FactionOf CeremoniesOf PraiseOf Vain-GloryOf Honour and ReputationOf JudicatureOf AngerOf Vicissitude of ThingsOf Fame, a FragmentIndex of Quotations and Foreign PhrasesGlossary

Product details

• Authors: Francis Bacon, Francis/ Smeaton Bacon
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.07.2008
• EAN: 9780486454436
• ISBN: 978-0-486-45443-6
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 216 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Dover Books on Literature & Dr; Dover Books on Literature & Dr
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries