Bacons Style Bacon won the fame as the father of English Prose and Essays.

Though Bacon once claimed that his English version of essays will die out and the Latin version will survive. Reasons: Latin was the official language. English was rigid, inflexible and was at the time of standardization. Bacons essays were first published in 1597 and revised in 1612 and 1625. However, there is a mark difference between his earlier and later essays. The first collection of essays is fully illustrative of B acons definition of the essay as dispersed mediation set down rather significantly than curiously. This collection is skeleton of thought without flesh and blood; there is no deliberate attempt at polishing the style with literary beauty. The later collection of the essays is provided with flesh and blood; the arguments are amplified with the help of figurative language, allusions and analogies. The style becomes more eloquent than before. Reasons of His Style Changing Macaulay, by contrasting extracts from the essay Of Studies (1597) and Of Adversity (1625), calls that Bacons has two styles. He gives the reason of mental maturity for the change in his style, but Bacon treats in more ornate manner The Advancement of Learning (1605) than the former essay. Therefore, we have other strong reasons which are his reputation and popularity because Bacon became popular after the publication of his first collection of essays. On that account, he put deliberate effort in the later collection of his essays. Aphoristic Style of Bacon

The style that enriches Bacons essays is compact, condense, epigrammatic and provides food for thought to the readers. Many a time he begins his essays with such a sentence that grips the readers attention. Men in great place are thrice servants: servants of the sovereign or state; servants of fame; and servants of business. Bacons Stylistic Techniques Wit There is no humor in Bacons essays, but there is ample of wit. By pain men come to greater pain. Antithetical Statements For a lie faces God, and shrinks from men. Studies serve for delight, for ornament and for ability Such statements provide balance to the thoughts. Imager and Analogies Bacon uses constantly imagery and figuratitive language in his essays, especially in the later collection of his essays. He often uses analogy to illustrate his ideas. For instance, he compares falsehood to an alloy in a coin of gold or silver. The alloy makes the metal work better, but it lowers the value of the metal. Allusions and Quotations In the essay Of Truth, there are references to Pilate, Lucian, Lucretius and Montaigne. In the essay of Great Place, there are allusions to Tacitus, Galba and Vespasian. Conclusion

Bacons style is aphoristic, full of learned quotation, allusions, figuritative language and apt analogies. Indeed Bacon has more than one style, but his style suits his subject. The main reason that changes his style in the later collection of the essays is his popularity and reputation rather than mental maturity.