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Author : James MACKINTOSH (Right Hon. Sir.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1844
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0018641019
Author : Richard Marius
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 930 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307828057
Most previous biographers of Thomas More have sought to prove him a saint; in this, the first full-scale biography of More in half a century, Richard Marius, a leading Reformation historian, seeks to restore the man. More’s life spanned a tumultuous period in Western history. He was born in 1478 into a society still medieval in its customs and laws. But by the time of his death in 1535 England was already shaken to its depths by the powerful and unsettling ideas of the Renaissance. Marius draws upon important recent research and his profound knowledge of More’s own voluminous writing to make a coherent whole of the life and work of the immensely complex man who was both a product of the times and a singular figure in them. He gives us More the boy—his London childhood, he deep respect for his father, who rose from a tradesman’s background to become a judge of the highest court in the land (a “council of fathers” was to rule More’s kingdom of Utopia) . . . More the youth—sent at about age twelve to serve in the household of the powerful and political Bishop Morton, later struggling to choose between the priesthood and the lures of secular life: marriage and a career in the great world… More the Londoner, the city man—lawyer, graduate of the Inns of Court, member of the rising middle class with its drive for an achievement and position. We see More the humanist man of letter as Marius treats in full his friendship with Erasmus; his now controversial History of Richard III, from which Shakespeare’s Richard derives; and the originals and meanings of his most famous work, Utopia. More the family man is reveal in his relationship with his father, his two wives, and his children as far more complex than the sanctified image of legend. Marius explore More’s public career as Lord Chancellor, as champion of the Catholic church, and finally as martyr to the old faith. He shows us a man who, although he hated and feared tyrants, always believes that authority as a source of order was necessary to the public good—a man who as royal councilor and Lord Chancellor upheld his king until the very moment when, in response to Henry’s final tyranny, he chose “to die the King’s good servant, but God’s first.” Marius also demonstrates that it was the centuries-old authority of the Catholic Church that More revered; that he was as suspicious of paper supremacy as of any tyranny. The man Marius ultimately reveals is one more passionate and driven (in his family life, his convictions, his persecution of heretics) than the serene hero of A Man For All Seasons. But he is also a man possessed of such wit, integrity and charm that he was loved not only by his family but by almost everyone who knew him. It is the special triumph of this biography that with its rare combination of impeccable scholarship and narrative power, we are brought into the presence of a whole person with all his flaws and virtues, and that by the time More meets his death, he has become familiar and important to us not merely as a historical figure but also as a human being.
Author : Gerard Wegemer
Publisher : Scepter Publishers
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Christian martyrs
ISBN : 188933412X
The first study to examine More's complete works in view of his concept of statesmanship and, in the process, link his humanism, faith, and legal and political vocations into a coherent narrative.b
Author : Hilary Mantel,Xavier F. Salomon
Publisher : Frick Diptych
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Art
ISBN : 1907804919
Illuminates one of Holbein's most famous portraits with a combination of scholarly scrutiny and fictional narrative.
Author : Thomas More
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : EAN:8596547685586
Utopia is a work of fiction and socio-political satire by Thomas More published in 1516 in Latin. The book is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social and political customs. Many aspects of More's description of Utopia are reminiscent of life in monasteries.
Author : ERASMUS.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1128396330
Author : Richard Marius
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0674885252
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. 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 : William Roper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1822
Category : Christian saints
ISBN : OXFORD:300150148
Author : Roy Strong,National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : UOM:39015015257531
Author : Cresacre More
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1828
Category : Christian martyrs
ISBN : NYPL:33433082366158
Author : Lesley Lewis
Publisher : Gracewing Publishing
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Moore family
ISBN : 0852444664
Author : Xavier F. Salomon
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-11
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780847872466
Join the curators of the Frick as they present engaging histories of works of art paired with creatively inspired cocktails—a crash course in art history and a delightful introduction to the treasures of the esteemed New York collection. Based on the critically acclaimed video series of the same name, Cocktails with a Curator is a collection of lively and informative essays. Paintings, sculpture, furniture, and porcelain—from medieval times through the glorious Renaissance to the early twentieth century—are discussed for their exemplary status. The creators are some of the greatest artists and include Rembrandt, Vermeer, Whistler, Manet, Velázquez, and Veronese, and the stories (of both artists and subjects) are tantalizing. Cocktails, with recipes, are thematically paired with the works: a Jaded Countess (absinthe, vodka, lemon juice, and simple syrup) with Ingres’s portrait Comtesse d’Haussonville; a classic Pimm’s Cup with Gainsborough’s depiction of English beauty Grace Dalrymple Elliott; and a Bloody Mary (named after the last Catholic regnant queen of England) with Holbein’s painting of Sir Thomas More, who opposed the Reformation of Mary’s father, Henry VIII. The perfect addition to any art connoisseur’s library, this book is an innovative and intoxicating way to enjoy the treasures of a world-renowned art collection.
Author : Gerard B. Wegemer
Publisher : CUA Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0813209137
Annotation. The first study to examine More's complete works in view of his concept of statesmanship and, in the process, link his humanism, faith, and legal and political vocations into a coherent narrative.b.
Author : Sir James Mackintosh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1844
Category : Christian saints
ISBN : MINN:319510017039102
Author : James Monti
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 0898706254
St. Thomas More is widely recognized as the good-humored Renaissance humanist scholar who wrote Utopia and two decades later died a martyr's death in defense of papal primacy. Yet More's sacrifice of his life was but the culminating act of a lifelong dedication to his faith. This work seeks to provide a new portrait of Thomas More by engaging upon a comprehensive exploration of More's books and letters, a veritable library of Catholic spirituality and Church doctrine. All of More's spiritual works are examined in detail, revealing the inner life of a saint sustained by an undying love for the Eucharist and molded by an ever-deepening reflection upon the Passion of Christ, climaxing in one of the most profound meditations upon the Agony in the Garden ever written. The correspondence of More during his imprisonment receives particular attention, an eloquent testament to the depth of More's love for his family and friends. In addition to Thomas More's writing, the testimony of early biographies of the saint together with the recent finding of Tudor and Reformation era scholars are utilized to reconstruct the events of More's life and execution. Subjects explored include More's devotion to his family, the roots of his spirituality and intellectual formation, his participation in the Renaissance movement of Christian humanist scholarship, and the state of the pre-Reformation Church. The King's Good Servant but God's First is a meticulously documented work with over 1,400 footnotes that makes considerable use of recent research regarding the life, writings and times of Saint Thomas More. Hence this book was also written to provide Morean and Reformation scholars with a new synthesis based upon these materials. "This book is an eye-opener. Monti, a very skilled research writer, provides a unique, very readable book on St. Thomas More that gives new insights on this most powerful figure in the Catholic resistance in England." �Fr. Benedict Groeschel, C.F.R. "A thoroughly excellent work. More has many poignant things to say to us in our day." �Fr. George Rutler James Monti is an author, writer and historian who has contributed numerous articles to Catholic publications. His other books include The Week of Salvation and In the Presence of Our Lord. The new work on St. Thomas More is the result of five years of research.