Download or read book Francis Bacon and the Seventeenth-Century Intellectual Discourse written by A. Funari and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-10-10 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the resistance of three English poets to Francis Bacon's project to restore humanity to Adamic mastery over nature, moving beyond a discussion of the tension between Bacon and these poetic voices to suggest theywere also debating the narrative of humanity's intellectual path.