Francis Bacon : the history of a character assassination / Nieves Mathews.
Francis Bacon : the history of a character assassination / Nieves Mathews.
Francis Bacon : the history of a character assassination / Nieves Mathews.
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Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, c1996.
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N192/B128/24
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiii, 592 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, c1996.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
c1996.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
The destruction of Bacon's reputation followed Thomas Babington Macaulay's eloquent 'Essay on Bacon', published in 1837. Macaulay's depiction of a cloven-hearted genius, at once the greatest and meanest of mankind, launched a tireless search among Bacon's biographers for evidence of malice and corruption. Now, with the benefit of recent scholarship...
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Francis Bacon : the history of a character assassination / Nieves Mathews.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 561-581) and index.
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Date Copyright
c1996.
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N192/B128/24
Record Identifier
74VvD04PBw23
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvD04PBw23
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ISBN
0300064411
9780300064414
DDC
192
MMS ID
991005071469702626
