BRITISH CRITICISM DURING THE RENAISSANCE –Blamiers
M.
Phil English, Bharathiar University--Blamiers—
Approaches--Unit
I
The
RENAISSANCE V
BRITISH CRITICISM DURING THE
RENAISSANCE
Summary
by Dr. S. Sreekumar
Note:
The summary is in FIVE parts
PART V—Bacon & Jonson
Francis Bacon (1561-1626)
In the
second book of The Advancement of
Learning Bacon attempts a systematic study of various branches of learning.
·
Bacon
argues that a man’s understanding has three parts—memory, imagination &
reason.
·
History
is related to memory, poetry to imagination and philosophy to reason.
·
Similarly
theology consists of history, parables (Poetry) and doctrine.
