Brian Vickers Livres

Exploring the biblical theology of justification, this work addresses the challenges faced by the doctrine of alien, imputed righteousness. It reveals how Scripture illustrates God's provision for sinners to attain righteousness through Christ. The book offers guidance for those grappling with issues like legalism, lawlessness, pride, or despair, emphasizing that a proper understanding of justification redirects focus from self to the complete acceptance found in God through Christ.

Focusing on the interplay between form and meaning, this collection explores the evolution of Shakespeare's plays and their reception over time. Originally published in 1989, it showcases Brian Vickers' significant contributions to Shakespeare criticism, offering revised and expanded insights from his work over the preceding fifteen years.

Focusing on the life and works of Thomas Kyd, this study by Brian Vickers redefines Kyd's significance in Elizabethan drama. It not only examines his well-known plays, such as The Spanish Tragedy, but also introduces three newly attributed works: Arden of Faversham, King Leir, and Fair Em. Vickers supports these claims through evidence of thematic and linguistic similarities, highlighting Kyd's broader contributions to the genre, including his role in establishing domestic tragedy and influencing Shakespeare. The book provides a comprehensive reassessment of Kyd's legacy.

This authoritative edition brings together an extensive collection of Bacon's writing - the major prose in full, together with sixteen other pieces not otherwise available - that reveals the essence of his work and thinking. Francis Bacon held some of the highest public offices in the land and in his spare time studied natural philosophy and a wide variety of other subjects. His systematic classification of all branches of knowledge became the basis for all later constructions, and his Essays are unsurpassed in their observations on society and human behavior. This extensive anthology includes the major English literary works on which his reputation rests: The Advancement of Learning, The Essays (1625, as well as the earliest version of 1597), and the posthumously published Utopian fable The New Atlantis (1626). In addition it reprints other works which illustrate Bacon's abilities in politics, law, theology, and poetry. A special feature of the edition is its extensive annotation which identifies Bacon's sources and allusions, and elucidates his vocabulary.