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1、,英国文学选读,教学课件,Unit3 Francis Bacon (I561-1626),Of Marriage and Single Life Of Studies,Francis Bacon (15611626),Francis Bacon, the youngest son of Sir Nicholas Bacon, Keeper of the Privy Seal to Queen Elizabeth.He went to Cambridge University at twelve. He took up law after graduation, and soon became
2、successful. He became a member of the House of Commons(下议院) at the age of twenty-three. His alliance with the bourgeoisie(中产阶级) offended Queen Elizabeth who, up until that time had liked him. When James I came to the throne, Bacon became Lord Chancellor and was made a knight in 1618. In the course o
3、f his climbing to the top, however, he made enemies who brought about his final downfall. He died in disgrace in 1626.,Bacon was English philosopher, essayist, courtier, jurist, and statesman. Bacons works may be divided into three groups: the philosophical works; the literal works; and the professi
4、onal works. Bacon was the founder of English materialist philosophy, as well as of modern science in England. He published The advancement of Learning (1605)and The New Instrument (1620) . The former deals with the accomplishments of science up to his time. In this work he analyzed the various divis
5、ions of knowledge and considered the possible means of advancing them. In the latter Bacon described the method by which knowledge could be universalized.,Bacons literary works are essays. They are noted for their style and striking observations about life. They are the first true English prose clas
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