Essential Articles for the Study of Francis BaconBrian Vickers Archon Books, 1968 - 323 pages After a long period of neglect and abuse it is a pleasure to report that the last thirty years have seen a great revival of interest in Bacon, a revival that has produced informed and detailed criticism both at the general level and as more specialized studies, the best of which are included in this volume. - Introduction. |
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The Bacon of the Seventeenth Century | 3 |
VIRGIL K WHITAKER | 28 |
W LEMMI | 51 |
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