New Atlantis is an incomplete utopian novel by Sir Francis Bacon, published posthumously in 1626. It appeared unheralded and tucked into the back of a longer work of natural history, Sylva sylvarum (forest of materials). In New Atlantis, Bacon portrayed a vision of the future of human discovery and knowledge, expressing his aspirations and ideals for humankind. The novel depicts the creation of a utopian land where "generosity and enlightenment, dignity and splendour, piety and public spirit" are the commonly held qualities of the inhabitants of the mythical Bensalem. …
Novai͡a︡ Atlantida
Opyty i nastavlenii͡a︡ nravstevnnye i politicheskie
This book might be part of the Akademii͡a︡ nauk SSSR. Literaturnye pami͡a︡tniki series.
Francis Bacon: Novai͡a︡ Atlantida (Russian language, 1954, Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR)
New Atlantis is an incomplete utopian novel by Sir Francis Bacon, published posthumously in 1626. It appeared unheralded and tucked into the back of a longer work of natural history, Sylva sylvarum (forest of materials). In New Atlantis, Bacon portrayed a vision of the future of human discovery and knowledge, expressing his aspirations and ideals for humankind. The novel depicts the creation of a utopian land where "generosity and enlightenment, dignity and splendour, piety and public spirit" are the commonly held qualities of the inhabitants of the mythical Bensalem. The plan and organisation of his ideal college, Salomon's House (or Solomon's House), envisioned the modern research university in both applied and pure sciences.
(Source: Wikipedia)
242 pages
Russian language
Published 1954 by Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR.
Subjects
- Utopias -- Early works to 1800.
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