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The Controversial Thomas More : politics, polemics, and prison writings / Travis Curtright.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Curtright, Travis, author.
- Series:
- The Beginning and the Beyond of Politics Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Politics and culture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (261 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, [2025]
- Summary:
- The Controversial Thomas More offers an original and critical intervention on the writings of Thomas More and his opposition to King Henry VIII.Thomas More is known for refusing the oath of succession and remaining silent about his reasons for doing so.His prison literature, however, tells a different story.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Author's Note
- Introduction: Speaking Out or Keeping Quiet?
- ONE The Creation of More's Tower Works
- TWO A Treatise upon the Passion of Christ Reconsidered, 1534
- THREE The (Auto)Biographical More and A Dialogue of Comfort against Tribulation, 1534-1535
- FOUR A Letter from Prison to Alice Alington, 1534
- FIVE The True Martyr in De tristitia Christi, ca. 1535
- Conclusion: The Case of Malicious or Merry More
- Appendix: Key Dates
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780268209179
- 0268209170
- OCLC:
- 1512320936
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