Wednesday, March 28, 2012
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Originally Posted by memuna
bhai jan at least give us an idea on how and from where to understand it...
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Well, I tell you the way I study them.
I don't study them with the help of any notes. I just start studying them, whatever word, phrase or allusion that I don't get, I immediately look it up in some dictionary (Oxford Advanced is recommended), reference book or encyclopedia (say wikipedia). This way I come to understand Bacon's Essays. Other benefits of such a study are that you learn vocabulary especially right word in the right place; you memorize Bacon's proverbial lines and epigrammatic language which can be used by you for references in many different situations (you know, Bacon's Essays cover a diverse range of subjects in our day to day lives); you get the habit and ability of reading convoluted writings; etc.
Hope, you find this helpful and worthwhile.
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