Thomas More: A Biography

Over the centuries, biographers of Thomas More have always praised him and made him an example for their own times. He was a man for all seasons. This Tudor prelate and Lord Chancellor of England shared human qualities identifiable in all ages--pride, love, ambition, generosity, hypocrisy, and greed. He was less than common because he was witty and a great storyteller--the best between Chaucer and Shakespeare. Truly, he was a Renaissance man with the contradictions such praise imposes on a towering figure. In Richard Marius's authoritative and engaging portrait, Sir Thomas More, the martyr and brilliant public figure, is a lesson for our season.

Author: Richard Marius
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 03/15/1999
Pages: 562
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.46lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.55w x 1.50d
ISBN13: 9780674885257
ISBN10: 0674885252
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Biography & Autobiography | Religious