The Life of Thomas More

Name: The Life of Thomas More
Brand: Recyclivre
Author: Peter Ackroyd
ISBN: 9780749386405

Peter Ackroyd

04/03/1999
Vintage

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Couverture de The Life of Thomas More par Peter Ackroyd

Résumé

'Masterly' Observer 'Brilliant' Independent on Sunday 'Sparks of life' Daily Mail Thomas More is one of the great figures in English history. Pre-eminent as a courtier and as a humanist, a friend to Henry VIII and the author of Utopia, More's life and career epitomise the great transformation of England in the space of 35 years. In this illuminating book, Peter Ackroyd investigates the paradox of this 'man for all seasons': the man of the world who travelled across Europe to negotiate on behalf of his king, and the unworldly man who's careful silence on the matter of Henry's marriage to Anne Boleyn would lead to his disgrace and execution. A magnificent achievement, The Life of Thomas More gives us a rich portrait of the man and the social and cultural world in which he lived.