Which author is associated with the work The New Atlantis?

• A. Miguel de Cervantes
• B. Edmund Spenser
• C. John Donne
• D. Francis Bacon

Answer: (D)

The work The New Atlantis is tied to Francis Bacon, a key figure in the early development of scientific thinking. This 17th‑century utopian tale centers on a society organized around systematic inquiry, observation, and the practical use of knowledge—ideas Bacon championed as the foundation of the scientific method. He envisions a Washington-like institute of learning, Solomon’s House, as a model for how science can improve public life, which mirrors Bacon’s broader project to reform knowledge through empirical reasoning and inductive thinking. The other authors listed are known for different kinds of writing from different periods—Cervantes for Don Quixote, Spenser for The Faerie Queene, Donne for his poetry—so none of them are associated with this particular work.