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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455730403321

Titolo

A Thomas More source book [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Gerard B. Wegemer and Stephen W. Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D. C., : Catholic University of America Press, c2004

ISBN

0-8132-1632-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (430 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MoreThomas, Sir, Saint,  <1478-1535.>

WegemerGerard <1950->

SmithStephen W., Dr.

Disciplina

942.05/2/092

B

Soggetti

Christian martyrs - England

Statesmen - Great Britain

Humanists - England

Electronic books.

Great Britain History Henry VIII, 1509-1547 Biography

Great Britain Politics and government 1509-1547

England Intellectual life 16th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 375-379) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Earliest Accounts of Thomas Moreâ€?s Life""; ""Erasmus on Thomas More""; ""Roperâ€?s Life of Sir Thomas More, Knight""; ""Munday & Shakespeareâ€?s Sir Thomas More""; ""2. Writings on Love and Friendship""; ""Contrasting Poems:“On His First Loveâ€?;  â€œTwelve Properties of a Loverâ€?;  Moreâ€?s Psalm on Detachment""; ""Contrasting Letters: To John Colet;  To His Children;  To His Wife;  To Antonio Bonvisi""; ""Plutarchâ€?s “How to Tell a Flatterer from a Friendâ€?;  Moreâ€?s “On a False Friendâ€?""

""3. Writings on Education""""Letter to William Gonell, the Teacher of More�s Children""; ""Letters to His Children""; ""Letter to Oxford University""; ""Conscience and Integrity""; ""On Pride""; ""Erasmus on More�s Approach to Education""; ""4. Writings on Government""; ""On Dealing with Lions""; ""Poems on the Human Condition and the Art of



Governing""; ""Other Poems on Politics""; ""“Petition for Freedom of Speech� (1523)""; ""More Defends the Liberty of the House: Roper�s Account""; ""On Private Property, Riches, and Poverty""; ""On Law and Liberty""; ""5. Writings on Religion""

""Moreâ€?s Conception of God""""Private Judgment and Godâ€?s Word""; ""The Two Swords;  Heresy and Just War""; ""Defense of the Clergy""; ""On the Condition of Church and State in England""; ""6. Moreâ€?s Last Days""; ""Letter to Erasmus after Resigning as Lord Chancellor, June 1533""; ""Moreâ€?s Account of His First Interrogation, 17 April 1534""; ""A Dialogue on Conscience, August 1534""; ""“Tale of Mother Maudâ€?: On Conscience Again, 1534â€?1535""; ""Moreâ€?s Interrogation of 2 May 1535""; ""Moreâ€?s Final Interrogation, 3 June 1535""

""Trial and Execution: Paris Newsletter�s Account""""Last Words Before Execution, 6 July 1535""; ""Appendices""; ""Chronologies of Thomas More�s Life and Writings""; ""Maps: The Life and Travels of Thomas More""; ""Roper�s Life: A Study Outline""; ""Works Cited""; ""Index""