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Hostage to Fortune: The Troubled Life of Francis Bacon
by Lisa Jardine, Alan Stewart
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- ISBN-13: 9780809055401
- ISBN: 0809055406
- Edition: 1St Edition
- Publisher: Hill & Wang
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SUMMARY
The statesman, scientist, and philosopher Francis Bacon (1561-1626) lived a divided life, and in the centuries since his death questions about his true nature have abounded. Was Bacon a noble scholar who longed for solitary contemplation of higher philosophical truths, or was he a conniving political crook? Was he a captive of his birth and upbringing, an innocent caught in a web of political intrigue? Was he a homosexual? Lisa Jardine and Alan Stewart boldly pursue the answers to these questions using a massive volume of previously untapped archival sources. The result is a brilliant and nuanced portrait of the quintessential Renaissance man. Book jacket.Lisa Jardine is the author of 'Hostage to Fortune: The Troubled Life of Francis Bacon' with ISBN 9780809055401 and ISBN 0809055406.
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