{"product_id":"9780141907208","title":"The 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, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47147942838512,"sku":"9780141907208","price":13.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780141907208_p0.jpg?v=1763655616","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780141907208","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}