ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Francis Bacon is the first great English essayist who enjoys a glorious reputation and considered to be the father of English essay. He remains for the sheer mass and weight of genius. His essays introduce a new form of composition into English literature.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bacon is known as the Father of the English essay. It was he who imported this genre from Montaigne of France and planted it into English language and literature. His personal contribution towards the enrichment and development of this form is no less significant than the pioneering act of importing it.

Detailed explanation-3: -Thus as an essayist Bacon is not friendly, confidential, intimate and familiar with the reader. His essays are for the most part detached and impersonal. This conclusion demands reconsideration. In fact, Bacon’s essays bear a close imprint of his personality, though he is not disposed to unbend himself in his works.

Detailed explanation-4: -Francis Bacon was a busy man of affairs. Known popularly as “The father of English Essays”, his essays have an evergreen freshness and an intellectual power.