There is a saying popular in China: “Knowledge is power”. This saying is said by Bacon. But his biggest achieve in art is informal essay.
Characteristic:
1.Bacon’s informal essay is not long
But it always contains a profound truth
so you will never find empty in his informal essay.
2.He leaves so many true sayings, which always be put in the beginning and the ending of an
essay, it will attract reader’s attention and summary the whole essay.
3.Different from other western writers, his essay arranged in good order, you can see that
character in the article “of garden”.
4.Finally, the solemn statement in his article is different from others. Some readers said:” there
is neither lyric, humor in his article, nor the sense of cordial like a friend who is talking to you;
but a master is teaching you, a judge is deciding a case when you are reading his article.”
There is no special writing skill in his essay, the writer use plain language to illustrate a profound truth.
