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The New Atlantis and The City of the Sun: Two Classic Utopias Paperback – July 2, 2003

by Francis Bacon (Author), Tomasso Campanella (Author)

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Two authors from The Age of Reason and Enlightenment, in keeping with the spirit of their times, envisioned their own philosophical and intellectual utopias. Tomasso Campanella, a Calabrian monk, published The City of the Sun in 1623, and Francis Bacon's The New Atlantis appeared in 1627. Campanella was a student of logic and physics who formulated the first scientifically based socialistic system — one that furnished a model for subsequent ideal communities. Bacon focused on politics and philosophy, emphasizing the duty of the state toward science. Despite the authors' differences in setting and treatment, each of these 17th-century classics mirrors the period's prevailing thought, reflecting the idealism of an age and its revolutionary trends in philosophy.

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The New Atlantis by Lord Bacon is one of the most important of the Utopian writings because it envisions the advancements in all branches of learning in the Western Hemisphere. Strangely enough, Plato's description of the ancient Atlantean empire and Bacon's New Atlantis both end suddenly in the middle of a sentence. In 1660 a mysterious person known only as R.H. Esquire attempted to complete Bacon's unfinished book. There was never but one edition of New Atlantis Continued by R.H. Esquire.

This extremely rare literary curiosity belongs in all collections of Elizabethan literature and is invaluable to students of Bacon's writings and the Bacon-Shakespeare controversy.

The new edition is reset for the convenience of the modern reader, but there are no changes except the modernization of spelling and punctuation. The discussion of heraldry is of great interest to those collecting emblem books and cryptographic material in general. Certain errors in pagination may be intentional and pages in which these occur are reproduced in facsimile.

Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury, notes that this book is "a great and hardy venture to finish after Lord Verulam's pencil." Sir Edwin During-Lawrence considers this book the most significant of Utopian publications. The volume also contains a poem by George Herbert honoring Lord Bacon. For this publication, Manly P. Hall has provided an introduction suggesting the scope of the work. This edition of New Atlantis Continued is limited to one thousand copies and is likely to be the only printing available to scholars for many years to come. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Paperback: 96 pages
Publisher: Dover Publications; 6.2.2003 edition (July 2, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0486430820
ISBN-13: 978-0486430829
Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 0.3 x 8.5 inches
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Average Customer Review: 30 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #855,784 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Fascinating

ByEldenon September 25, 2013

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Anything Francis Bacon writes is fascinating. The New Atlantis is actually a description of what we are now living in. Bacon describes this quite clearly in this writing of a journey he takes. Well worth the time to read the content. Bacon's style captures a descriptive element that shows he had a far reaching insight into the future. He lived in the sixteenth century and could see the twenty-first century.

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interesting

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very good

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Great Bacon

ByD. Danielson March 10, 2015

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This is a classic, and since I was playing the part of Sir Francis Bacon at a "Night of the Notables" meeting of great philosophers, this was one of my top choices for my research, along with the complete essays. Greatly enjoyed the book and all the philosophical concepts that are woven into the story.

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ByBill Newsomon October 25, 2016

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Interesting early utopian novel.

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A journey through the mists of time.

ByAmazon Customeron January 30, 2017

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This is a fascinating insight into one of the greatest literary minds of all time. Shakespearean one might say ;)

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Missed the anniversary date as a gift.

ByTimUon March 23, 2017

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Small book that will take a long time to get.

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An excellent addition to a Freemason's bookshelf

ByToby Uon September 7, 2016

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A great short story read, especially for any Freemason

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