New Atlantis and The Great Instauration

This richly annotated second edition of the now-classic pairing of Bacon's masterpieces, New Atlantis and The Great Instauration features the addition of other works by Bacon, including &quote;The Idols of the Mind,&quote; &quote;Of Unity in Religion&quote; and &quote;Of the True Greatness of Kingdoms and Estates,&quote; as well a Summary of the each work and Questions for the reader. Includes works new to the second edition, including &quote;The Idols of the Mind,&quote; &quote;Of Unity in Religion,&quote; and &quote;Of the True Greatness of Kingdoms and Estates&quote; Updates the layout of the previous edition with a more generous interior design, making this work more student-friendly and easier to navigate in the classroom Each work is introduced and subsequently discussed, revealing the importance of Bacon s work to his contemporaries as well as to modern readers Includes a comprehensive introduction and annotations throughout the text; as well as an appendix of Principal Dates in the Life of Sir Francis Bacon; a selected bibliography; and synopses and questions to accompany each work