英国文学论文《Francis Bacon——From Bureaucratic Life to Literary Career》 [2]
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摘要:Francis Bacon was an English statesman, philosopher, scientist, lawyer, jurist and author. Attached with so many titles, Bacon’s life was really a magnificent one. His parents and some close relatives are all from the royal family, thus providing him convenient ways to get into their circles. He has ever served as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England. But his most remarkable achievements came from the academic field and his life was rich in classical works. It was after that he was accused of corruption and driven out of the palace. Generally, Bacon’s works can be divided into three classes: the philosophical, the literary and the professional works.
precocious intellect, and was accustomed to calling him "the young Lord Keeper". His studies brought him to the belief that the methods and results of science as then practiced were erroneous. His reverence for Aristotle conflicted with his loathing of Aristotelian philosophy, which seemed to him barren, disputatious, and wrong in its objectives.
On 27 June 1576, he and Anthony entered de societate magistrorum at Gray's Inn. A few months later, Francis went abroad with an English ambassador at Paris, while Anthony continued his studies at home. The state of government and society in France under Henry III afforded him valuable political instruction. For the next three years he visited Blois, Poitiers, Tours, Italy, and Spain. During his travels, Bacon studied language, statecraft, and
civil law while performing routine diplomatic tasks. On at least one occasion he delivered diplomatic letters to England for Walsingham, Burghley, and Leicester, as well as for the queen. The sudden death of his father in February 1579 prompted Bacon to return to England. Sir Nicholas had laid up a considerable sum of money to purchase an estate for his youngest son, but he died before doing so, and Francis was left with only a fifth of that money. Having borrowed money, Bacon got into debt. To support himself, he took up his residence in law at Gray's Inn in 1579. Bacon took his third parliamentary seat in February 1593. His opposition to a bill that would levy triple subsidies in half the usual time offended many people. Opponents accused him of seeking popularity. For a time, the royal court excluded him. In 1613, Bacon was finally appointed attorney general, after advising the king to shuffle judicial appointments. As attorney general, Bacon prosecuted Somerset in 1616, the so-called "Prince's Parliament". Although he was still allowed to stay after it, parliament passed a law that forbade the attorney-general to sit in parliament. His influence over the king had evidently inspired resentment or apprehension in many of his peers. Bacon, however, continued to receive the King's favor, which led to his appointment in March 1617 as the temporary Regent of England (for a period of a month), and in 1618 as Lord Chancellor. However,Bacon's public career ended in disgrace in 1621. After he fell into debt, a Parliamentary Committee on the administration of the law charged him with twenty-three separate counts of corruption. For his whole life, Bacon served both as Attorney General and Lord Chancellor of England. Although his political career ended in disgrace, he remained extremely influential through his works, especially as philosophical advocate and practitioner of the scientific method and pioneer in the scientific revolution.
The event put an end to his bureau life and then Bacon turned his eyes to literature, just like what Lu Xun did when he felt disappointed with people in his country. But Lu Xun did this change because of his eagerness to save his beloved country and people, whereas Bacon did the same thing for his own sake. After the breakout of the corruption thing, he was forbidden to take any position in governmental administration, which led to the birth of a great philosopher, benefiting us a lot with his works. Thus Bacon was not only a statesman, but an English philosopher, a scientist and an author.
If the imaginative powers of literary creation of English Renaissance found their impression in the poetry of Spenser an
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