The New Atlantis
Kindle Edition
Start Publishing LLC · Ebook · November 1, 2012
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- Who it’s for
- A compact utopian vision where ideals of public life meet ambitious ideas about discovery.
- Themes
- Utopian society, Scientific discovery and knowledge, Religion and social institutions
- Genres
- The Classics, Visionary Fiction, Sci-Fi
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The New Atlantis is a utopian novel by Sir Francis Bacon. In this work, 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 splendor, piety and public spirit" are the commonly held qualities of the inhabitants of "Bensalem".
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The plan and organization of his ideal college, "Salomon's House" envisioned the modern research university in both applied and pure sciences. Many aspects of the society and history of the island are described, such as the christian religion - which is reported to have being born there as a copy of the Bible and a letter from the Apostle Saint Bartholomew arrived there miraculously, a few years after the Ascension of Jesus; a cultural feast in honor of the family institution, called "the Feast of the Family"; a college of sages, the Salomon's House, "the very eye of the kingdom".
Knowledge Imagined
A compact utopian vision where ideals of public life meet ambitious ideas about discovery.
Come here for
- A society shaped by enlightenment, dignity, and public spirit
- Salomon’s House and its vision of scientific inquiry
Expect
- A blend of social ideals and speculation about knowledge
- A thoughtful, straightforward encounter with Bacon’s imagined future
Where it sits
| Sci-Fi | 95% |
|---|---|
| Visionary Fiction | 54% |
| The Classics | 50% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- SF & Fantasy Criticism
- Renaissance Literary Criticism
- Authors
- Sir Francis Bacon
- Publisher
- Start Publishing LLC
- Published
- November 1, 2012
- Format
- Ebook
- Theme
- Utopian society · Scientific discovery and knowledge · Religion and social institutions
- Reading lane
- SF & Fantasy Criticism