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The Cambridge Companion to Thomas More
George M. Logan
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Description for The Cambridge Companion to Thomas More
paperback. A comprehensive overview of the life and times of Thomas More, including in-depth studies of his major written works. Editor(s): Logan, George M. Series: Cambridge Companions to Religion. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JB; DSBD; HBJD1; HBLH; HRCC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 17. Weight in Grams: 536.
This Companion offers a comprehensive introduction to the life and work of a major figure of the modern world. Combining breadth of coverage with depth, the book opens with essays on More's family, early life and education, his literary humanism, virtuoso rhetoric, illustrious public career and ferocious opposition to emergent Protestantism, and his fall from power, incarceration, trial and execution. These chapters are followed by in-depth studies of five of More's major works - Utopia, The History of King Richard the Third, A Dialogue Concerning Heresies, A Dialogue of Comfort against Tribulation and De Tristitia Christi - and a final ... Read more
This Companion offers a comprehensive introduction to the life and work of a major figure of the modern world. Combining breadth of coverage with depth, the book opens with essays on More's family, early life and education, his literary humanism, virtuoso rhetoric, illustrious public career and ferocious opposition to emergent Protestantism, and his fall from power, incarceration, trial and execution. These chapters are followed by in-depth studies of five of More's major works - Utopia, The History of King Richard the Third, A Dialogue Concerning Heresies, A Dialogue of Comfort against Tribulation and De Tristitia Christi - and a final ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
330
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Companions to Religion
Number of Pages
330
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521716871
SKU
V9780521716871
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About George M. Logan
George M. Logan is the James Cappon Professor of English (Emeritus) at Queen's University, Canada, and a Senior Fellow of Massey College in the University of Toronto. A leading More scholar, he is the author of an influential book on Utopia, principal editor of the Cambridge edition of that work and editor of More's History of King Richard the Third, ... Read more
Reviews for The Cambridge Companion to Thomas More
“The Cambridge Companion to Thomas More provides a valuable overview of Thomas More’s life and works, augmenting our understanding of both as well as challenging conventional approaches to his biography and literary criticism. As such, the value of the articles within this text extends beyond More scholarship, enriching a variety of approaches to Renaissance study and the early modern classroom.” ... Read more