and His England",a satire on England B)Writing Style of Euphues Euphues was written in a peculiar style known as "Euphuism" This kind of style consists of two distinct elements.The first is abundant use of balanced sentences and words alliterating,riming or identical.The second element is that Lyly decorated his prose with odd similes and comparisons,which were usually drawn from natural history,history and geography. 3).Francis Bacon(1561-1626) A)Introduction 5 Francis Bacon was the founder of English materialist philosophy and modern science.Bacon's mind was universal in its comprehensiveness;there was nothing in the world of which he could not write.Alexander Pope called him,the wisest,brightest, and the meanest of mankind".During the course of his lifetime he distinguished himself as a scholar in several fields and as a scientist, writer,and philosopher.His practical experience of the world also made him a great lawyer and a considerable statesman. B)Bacon's Works Bacon's works may be divided into three groups:the 5 philosophical works,the literary works and the professional works. Advancement of Learning《治学之道》and New Instrument《新 and His England", a satire on England. B) Writing Style of Euphues Euphues was written in a peculiar style known as "Euphuism". This kind of style consists of two distinct elements. The first is abundant use of balanced sentences and words alliterating, riming or identical. The second element is that Lyly decorated his prose with odd similes and comparisons, which were usually drawn from natural history, history and geography. 3). Francis Bacon (1561-1626) A) Introduction Francis Bacon was the founder of English materialist philosophy and modern science. Bacon's mind was universal in its comprehensiveness; there was nothing in the world of which he could not write. Alexander Pope called him, “the wisest, brightest, and the meanest of mankind”. During the course of his lifetime he distinguished himself as a scholar in several fields and as a scientist, writer, and philosopher. His practical experience of the world also made him a great lawyer and a considerable statesman. B) Bacon's Works Bacon's works may be divided into three groups: the philosophical works; the literary works and the professional works. Advancement of Learning 《治学之道》and New Instrument《新 5’ 5’ 5’