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Essay: A Definition
• It is a relatively short literary composition in prose, in which a writer discusses a topic, usually restricted in scope, or tries to persuade the reader to accept a particular point of view.
10Leabharlann Baidu
Bacon’s Essays
• His Essays is the first example of that genre in English literature, which has been recognized as an important landmark in the development of English prose.
and Gui Youguang
7
Life
1. Met Queen Elizabeth I (9)
Famously replied “Two years younger than Your Majesty’s happy reign”
2. Entered Trinity College, Cambridge (12)
A Brief History of
English Literature
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1. The line “What's past is prologue” is from ________________’s
Tempest.
凡是过去，皆为序章。
《暴风雨》
2
1. The line
凡“是W过ha去t's ，pas皆t i为s p序rol章og。ue”
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3. The aphorism “A wise man will make more
opportunities than he finds”
is byF_r_a__n_c_i_s__B_a__c_o_n_ .
智者创造机会，而不是等待机会。
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弗朗西斯 培根
Francis Bacon
(1561-1626)
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Life
3. In 1584, elected to Parliament (23). 4. In 1603, Knighted (42), 5. In 1617, became Lord Keeper of the Great Seal
(highest possible position) (56) 6.In 1618, made Lord Chancellor 7.In 1618, elevated to peerage (British nobles) 8.In 1621,charged with corruption and bribery (60) 9.In 1626, died in disgrace (65)
Sir Francis Bacon
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(1561-1626)
A statesman, scientist, philosopher,
and essayist of the late Renaissance England
Contemporary of Shakespeare, Elizabeth I, Galilei
• Bacon’s essays are famous for their brevity, compactness and powerfulness. And the neatness, the preciseness, the gravity, and the weightiness are the essential qualities of his writings.
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Of Studies: Details
is from ________________’s Tempest.
凡是过去，皆为序章。
《暴风雨》
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2. The famous aphorism, “Knowledge is power”, is found in the Meditations by _______________.
Francis Bacon
• Balance and opposition are the most common strategies he uses to achieve both the appearance of balance and the concealment of his own opinions under the cloak of the opposing alternatives.
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An Analysis of Of Studies
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Of Studies: Main idea It discusses the benefits of studying. Studying is applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject, especially through reading, which is perhaps why by ‘studying’, Sir Francis Bacon mostly refers to reading. In this short essay, he strives to persuade us to study, and tells us how to study if we are to make the best of what we read.
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Bacon’s literary power and success find fine expression chiefly in his best known literary work Essays. Short as they are, these essays show Bacon’s profundity in understanding man and society.
Essay: A Definition
• It is a relatively short literary composition in prose, in which a writer discusses a topic, usually restricted in scope, or tries to persuade the reader to accept a particular point of view.
10Leabharlann Baidu
Bacon’s Essays
• His Essays is the first example of that genre in English literature, which has been recognized as an important landmark in the development of English prose.
and Gui Youguang
7
Life
1. Met Queen Elizabeth I (9)
Famously replied “Two years younger than Your Majesty’s happy reign”
2. Entered Trinity College, Cambridge (12)
A Brief History of
English Literature
1
1. The line “What's past is prologue” is from ________________’s
Tempest.
凡是过去，皆为序章。
《暴风雨》
2
1. The line
凡“是W过ha去t's ，pas皆t i为s p序rol章og。ue”
4
3. The aphorism “A wise man will make more
opportunities than he finds”
is byF_r_a__n_c_i_s__B_a__c_o_n_ .
智者创造机会，而不是等待机会。
5
弗朗西斯 培根
Francis Bacon
(1561-1626)
8
Life
3. In 1584, elected to Parliament (23). 4. In 1603, Knighted (42), 5. In 1617, became Lord Keeper of the Great Seal
(highest possible position) (56) 6.In 1618, made Lord Chancellor 7.In 1618, elevated to peerage (British nobles) 8.In 1621,charged with corruption and bribery (60) 9.In 1626, died in disgrace (65)
Sir Francis Bacon
6
(1561-1626)
A statesman, scientist, philosopher,
and essayist of the late Renaissance England
Contemporary of Shakespeare, Elizabeth I, Galilei
• Bacon’s essays are famous for their brevity, compactness and powerfulness. And the neatness, the preciseness, the gravity, and the weightiness are the essential qualities of his writings.
15
Of Studies: Details
is from ________________’s Tempest.
凡是过去，皆为序章。
《暴风雨》
3
2. The famous aphorism, “Knowledge is power”, is found in the Meditations by _______________.
Francis Bacon
• Balance and opposition are the most common strategies he uses to achieve both the appearance of balance and the concealment of his own opinions under the cloak of the opposing alternatives.
13
An Analysis of Of Studies
14
Of Studies: Main idea It discusses the benefits of studying. Studying is applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject, especially through reading, which is perhaps why by ‘studying’, Sir Francis Bacon mostly refers to reading. In this short essay, he strives to persuade us to study, and tells us how to study if we are to make the best of what we read.
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Bacon’s literary power and success find fine expression chiefly in his best known literary work Essays. Short as they are, these essays show Bacon’s profundity in understanding man and society.