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Young Thomas More and the arts of liberty
\"This book analyzes Thomas More's earliest thoughts on the statecraft needed to enhance liberty and peace in a culture favoring war. It includes a close study of his little-known works - his poetry, letters, Lucian translations, declamation on tyrannicide, coronation ode for Henry VIII, and life of Pico della Mirandola - as well as Richard III and Utopia\"-- Provided by publisher.
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The One Thomas More
\"Thomas More\" the humanist. \"Sir Thomas More\" the statesman. \"Saint Thomas More\" the martyr. Who was Thomas More? Which characterization of him is most true? Despite these multiple images and the problems of More's true identity, Travis Curtright uncovers a continuity of interests and, through interdisciplinary contexts, presents one Thomas More. The One Thomas More carefully studies the central humanist and polemical texts written by More to illustrate a coherent development of thought. Focusing on three major works from More's humanist phase, The Life of Pico, The History of Richard III, and Utopia, Curtright demonstrates More's idea of humanitas and his corresponding program of moderate political reform. Curtright then shows how More's later polemical theology and defense of the ecclesiastical courts were a continuation of his commitments rather than a break from them. Finally, More's prison letters are examined. His self-presentation in these letters is compared with other recent and iconic versions, such as those in Robert Bolt's Man for All Seasons and Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall. Instead of a divided mind emerging, Curtright ably shows More's integrity and consistency of thought.
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Writing Faith and Telling Tales
Thomas More is a complex and controversial figure who has been
regarded as both saint and persecutor, leading humanist and a
representative of late medieval culture. His religious writings,
with their stark and at times violent attacks on what More regarded
as heresy, have been hotly debated. In Writing Faith and
Telling Tales , Thomas Betteridge sets More's writings in a
broad cultural and chronological context, compares them to
important works of late fourteenth- and fifteenth-century
vernacular theology, and makes a compelling argument for the
revision of existing histories of Thomas More and his legacy.
Betteridge focuses on four areas of More's writings: politics,
philosophy, theology, and devotion. He examines More's History
of King Richard III as a work of both history and political
theory. He discusses Utopia and the ways in which its treatment of
reason reflects More's Christian humanism. By exploring three of
More's lesser known works, The Supplication of Souls ,
The Confutation , and The Apology , Betteridge
demonstrates that More positioned his understanding of heresy
within and against a long tradition of English anti-heretical
writing, as represented in the works of Hoccleve, Lydgate, and
Love. Finally, Betteridge focuses on two key concepts for
understanding More's late devotional works: prayer and the book of
Christ. In both cases, Betteridge claims, More seeks to develop a
distinctive position that combines late medieval devotionalism with
an Augustinian emphasis on the ethics of writing and reading.
Writing Faith and Telling Tales poses important questions
concerning periodization and confessionalization and will influence
future work on the English Reformation and humanist writing in
England.
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