Bacon’s Essays Play an Important Active Role
in Modern Literature
培根散文对现代阅读的启发与借鉴
Our modern world was the endeavored dream of the medieval genius Sir Francis Bacon. In attempt to reach his desired vision, Bacon displayed his convictions in the literary works and essays which are intended to help young people get ahead in life. His works were filled with ideas on his own philosophy and gave the literary world the formal essay.
Bacon’s essays have a great influence in English literature. Take Essays, the magnum opus of Bacon, for example. Eaasys has been recognized as an important landmark in the development of English prose. They cover a wide variety of topics: the civil essays are those in which he sets down his thoughts on political and administrative question; the moral ones are concerned with private and personal questions like love, marriage, and the problems of parents and children. Though Bacon considered the Essays "but as recreation of my other studies", he was given high praise by his contemporaries, even to the point of crediting him with having invented the essay form. Later researches made clear the extent of Bacon's
borrowings from the works of Montaigne, Aristotle and other writers, but the Essays have nevertheless remained in the highest repute. As a 19th century literary historian Henry Hallam wrote that "They are deeper and more discriminating than any earlier, or almost any later, work in the English language". From then on, English prose began to develop thrivingly and have its own special style.
Bacon’s essays are famous for their brevity compactness and powerfulness. Many of his sentences have become wise old sayings. Many famous writers in China are also influenced by Bacon’s writing style and simpleness. Zhang Ailing is one of them.
Of Love in Francis Bacon’s Essays had a crucial affection to her writing. Lin Yutang who went aboard in his early days, is also a famous writer in China. He can also talk about everything. In his book Dahuang, he wrote that “this kind of book can open your mind, remove your prejudice, get the news, increase your knowledge, widen your field of vision and also can mould your mentality.”
To be recognized as an important landmark in the development of English prose; to give the literaty world the form essays; to have a great influence in Enlgish and Chinese writers, is the great contribution of Bacon’s essays. His works have been playing an important active role in modern literature.
Bacon’s Essays Play an Important Active Role
in Modern Literature
培根散文对现代阅读的启发与借鉴
Our modern world was the endeavored dream of the medieval genius Sir Francis Bacon. In attempt to reach his desired vision, Bacon displayed his convictions in the literary works and essays which are intended to help young people get ahead in life. His works were filled with ideas on his own philosophy and gave the literary world the formal essay.
Bacon’s essays have a great influence in English literature. Take Essays, the magnum opus of Bacon, for example. Eaasys has been recognized as an important landmark in the development of English prose. They cover a wide variety of topics: the civil essays are those in which he sets down his thoughts on political and administrative question; the moral ones are concerned with private and personal questions like love, marriage, and the problems of parents and children. Though Bacon considered the Essays "but as recreation of my other studies", he was given high praise by his contemporaries, even to the point of crediting him with having invented the essay form. Later researches made clear the extent of Bacon's
borrowings from the works of Montaigne, Aristotle and other writers, but the Essays have nevertheless remained in the highest repute. As a 19th century literary historian Henry Hallam wrote that "They are deeper and more discriminating than any earlier, or almost any later, work in the English language". From then on, English prose began to develop thrivingly and have its own special style.
Bacon’s essays are famous for their brevity compactness and powerfulness. Many of his sentences have become wise old sayings. Many famous writers in China are also influenced by Bacon’s writing style and simpleness. Zhang Ailing is one of them.
Of Love in Francis Bacon’s Essays had a crucial affection to her writing. Lin Yutang who went aboard in his early days, is also a famous writer in China. He can also talk about everything. In his book Dahuang, he wrote that “this kind of book can open your mind, remove your prejudice, get the news, increase your knowledge, widen your field of vision and also can mould your mentality.”
To be recognized as an important landmark in the development of English prose; to give the literaty world the form essays; to have a great influence in Enlgish and Chinese writers, is the great contribution of Bacon’s essays. His works have been playing an important active role in modern literature.