Lecture 2 The Renaissance Period.ppt

Representative works: Tamburlaine the Great (1587-1588) The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus (1589) The Jew of Malta (1590) “The passionate shepherd to his love” Essayist Bacon’s 58 essays were published in 1625. They are the author’s reflections and comments, mostly on rather abstract subjects, such as “Of Truth”, “Of Friendship”, and “Of Riches”. They are known for their brevity, compactness and powerfulness. Of Studies from Essays 读书足以怡情，足以傅彩，足以长才。 其怡情也，最见于独处幽居之时；其傅彩也，最见于高谈阔论之中；其长才也，最见于处世判事之际。 书有可浅尝者，有可吞食者，少数则须咀嚼消化。换言之，有只须读其部分者，有只须大体涉猎者，少数则须全读，读时须全神贯注，孜孜不倦。书亦可请人代读，取其所作摘要，但只限题材较次或价值不高者，