{"product_id":"essays-6","title":"Essays","description":"One of the major political figures of his time, Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626) served in the court of Elizabeth I and ultimately became Lord Chancellor under James I in 1617. A scholar, wit, lawyer and statesman, he wrote widely on politics, philosophy and science - declaring early in his career that 'I have taken all knowledge as my province'. In this, his most famous work, he considers a diverse range of subjects, such as death and marriage, ambition and atheism, in prose that is vibrant and rich in Renaissance learning. Bacon believed that rhetoric - the force of eloquence and persuasion - could lead the mind to the pure light of reason, and his own rhetorical genius is nowhere better expressed than in these vivid essays.","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54220796232024,"sku":"9780140432169","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780140432169_4daa8580-e18c-4d87-9286-ba1e02cfb941.jpg?v=1764429328","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/essays-6","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}