{"product_id":"the-essays","title":"The Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxfordbookstore ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45507455123635,"sku":"9780140432169","price":560.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/81CODzkVBsL.jpg?v=1778760452","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/the-essays","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}