{"product_id":"the-history-of-the-reign-of-henry-the-seventh-9780801430671","title":"The History of the Reign of Henry the Seventh","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Francis Bacon | Jerry Weinberger\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Europe - Great Britain - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJerry Weinberger reinterprets the meaning of Francis Bacon's \u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e and defines its importance to the rise of modern republicanism, liberalism and the politics of progress. His introduction describes the background of Bacon's \u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e placing it in the context of Bacon's work and the sources he may have used. Weinberger comments on the changing reputation and interpretation of \u003ci\u003eThe History\u003c\/i\u003e and discusses its significance as a work of early modern political philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe text of \u003ci\u003eThe History\u003c\/i\u003e follows, accompanied by extensive explanatory footnotes. Weinberger's annotations establish the relationship of text to the surviving manuscript, the first printed edition, and the Latin translation. In addition, they show Bacon's differences from the earlier historians on whom he relied, explaining obsolete words, and clarifying matters of historical chronology and fact. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his interpretive essay, Weinberger discusses contemporary debates on how best to approach and understand \u003ci\u003eThe History\u003c\/i\u003e. He suggest that Bacon's apparently contradictory work is a subtle and seamless picture of the modern state. \u003ci\u003eThe History\u003c\/i\u003e is not just an account of the first Tudor monarch, Weinberger claims; it also presents Bacon's teachings about the moral and political ends of modern progress. At its deepest level, Bacon's work addresses the justification of modern times and reopens the ageless questions of political philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46893129498775,"sku":"9780801430671","price":10857.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780801430671.webp?v=1770314169","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-history-of-the-reign-of-henry-the-seventh-9780801430671","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}