Essays
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Essays is a landmark collection of philosophical and moral reflections by Francis Bacon that helped shape the development of the English essay as a literary form.
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| Essays canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Essays Context triple: [Francis Bacon, notableWork, Essays]
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Writings
Writings is the third major section of the Hebrew Bible, comprising a diverse collection of poetic, wisdom, and historical books such as Psalms, Proverbs, and Job.
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Essays: First Series
Essays: First Series is a foundational 1841 collection of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essays that helped define American transcendentalist thought and literary style.
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Essays: Second Series
Essays: Second Series is a collection of philosophical and literary essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that further develops his transcendentalist ideas on individuality, nature, and spirituality.
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Columns and Commentary
Columns and Commentary is a category in the National Magazine Awards that honors excellence in opinion writing and regular column-based journalism.
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Essays to Do Good
Essays to Do Good is a 1710 collection of moral and religious essays by Puritan minister Cotton Mather that urges Christians to engage in practical benevolence and social reform.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Essays Target entity description: Essays is a landmark collection of philosophical and moral reflections by Francis Bacon that helped shape the development of the English essay as a literary form.
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A.
Writings
Writings is the third major section of the Hebrew Bible, comprising a diverse collection of poetic, wisdom, and historical books such as Psalms, Proverbs, and Job.
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B.
Essays: First Series
Essays: First Series is a foundational 1841 collection of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essays that helped define American transcendentalist thought and literary style.
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C.
Essays: Second Series
Essays: Second Series is a collection of philosophical and literary essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson that further develops his transcendentalist ideas on individuality, nature, and spirituality.
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D.
Columns and Commentary
Columns and Commentary is a category in the National Magazine Awards that honors excellence in opinion writing and regular column-based journalism.
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E.
Essays to Do Good
Essays to Do Good is a 1710 collection of moral and religious essays by Puritan minister Cotton Mather that urges Christians to engage in practical benevolence and social reform.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (83)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Francis Bacon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| expandedEditionYear |
1612
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1625 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1597 ⓘ |
| genre |
moral essays
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philosophical essays ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
English prose style
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essay as a literary form ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Of Adversity
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Of Ambition ⓘ Of Anger ⓘ Of Atheism ⓘ Of Beauty ⓘ Of Boldness ⓘ Of Building ⓘ Of Ceremonies and Respects ⓘ Of Counsel ⓘ Of Cunning ⓘ Of Custom and Education ⓘ Of Death ⓘ Of Deformity ⓘ Of Delays ⓘ Of Discourse ⓘ Of Dispatch ⓘ Of Empire ⓘ Of Envy ⓘ Of Expense ⓘ Of Faction ⓘ Of Followers and Friends ⓘ Of Fortune ⓘ Of Friendship ⓘ Of Gardens ⓘ Of Goodness and Goodness of Nature ⓘ Of Great Place ⓘ Of Honour and Reputation ⓘ Of Innovations ⓘ Of Judicature ⓘ Of Love ⓘ Of Marriage and Single Life ⓘ Inns of Court masques ⓘ
surface form:
Of Masques and Triumphs
Of Nature in Men ⓘ Of Negotiating ⓘ Of Nobility ⓘ Of Parents and Children ⓘ Of Plantations ⓘ Of Praise ⓘ Of Prophecies ⓘ Of Regiment of Health ⓘ Of Revenge ⓘ Of Riches ⓘ Of the Liberty of the Press ⓘ
surface form:
Of Seditions and Troubles
Of Seeming Wise ⓘ Of Simulation and Dissimulation ⓘ Of Studies ⓘ Of Suitors ⓘ Of Superstition ⓘ Of Suspicion ⓘ Of Travel ⓘ Of Truth ⓘ Of Unity in Religion ⓘ Of Usury ⓘ Of Vain-glory ⓘ Of Vicissitude of Things ⓘ Of Wisdom for a Man’s Self ⓘ Of Youth and Age ⓘ Of the True Greatness of Kingdoms and Estates ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | essay ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
ethics
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human nature ⓘ politics ⓘ practical wisdom ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on development of the English essay
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moral reflections ⓘ philosophical reflections on human conduct ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| writtenByOccupation |
essayist
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philosopher ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
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