The Essays -

Francis Bacon

Penguin Classics

1985

288 páginas

9h 36m

ISBN-13: 9780140432169

One of the major political figures of his time, Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626) served in the court of Elizabeth I and ultimately became Lord Chancellor under James I in 1617. A scholar, wit, lawyer and statesman, he wrote widely on politics, philosophy and science - declaring early in his career that 'I have taken all knowledge as my province'. In this, his most famous work, he considers a diverse range of subjects, such as death and marriage, ambition and atheism, in prose that is vibrant and rich in Renaissance learning. Bacon believed that rhetoric - the force of eloquence and persuasion - could lead the mind to the pure light of reason, and his own rhetorical genius is nowhere better expressed than in these vivid essays.

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A FORMIGA ...

(...) A formiga é uma criatura sábia para sí, mas daninha a um pomar ou jardim. (...)

in: BACON. Ensaios. São Paulo, Folha de São Paulo, 2015. (23- Da sabedoria em proveito próprio) pp 71.