Thomas More - Classic Thinkers
Thomas More - Classic Thinkers
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4 November, 2016
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Description
Through a comprehensive treatment of More's writing, from his earliest poetry to his reflections on suffering in the Tower of London, Joanne Paul engages with both the rich variety and some of the fundamental consistencies that run throughout More's works. In particular, Paul highlights More's concern with the destruction of what is held 'in common', whether it be in the commonwealth or in the body of the church. In so doing, she re-establishes More's place in the history of political thought, tracing the reception of his ideas to the present day.
Paul's book serves as an essential foundation for any student encountering More's writing for the first time, as well as providing an innovative reconsideration of the place of his works in the history of ideas.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780745692173 |
| ISBN10 | 0745692176 |
| Number Of Pages | 180 |
| Item Weight | 295 g |
| Product Dimensions | 150 x 226 x 13 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
"For too long, there have been multiple Mores: Thomas More – the 'man for all seasons' – has also seemed to be a man of many faces: More's identities as a statesman, humanist, and saint have seemed riven from each other and bafflingly incompatible. In this brilliant, lucid, and pithy account, Joanne Paul reunites More with himself by identifying the central idea that animated his thought and action. This is an original and illuminating work that should be compulsory for any reader of Utopia."
—Suzannah Lipscomb, New College of the Humanities
"A well-organized introduction to Thomas More's body of writing, some published only posthumously, which deftly introduces a general university-level reader to his written corpus."
—Bethany Wiggin, University of Pennsylvania
"Fascinating.... Paul shows an impressive mastery of the assorted, disparate aspects of More's work."
—Spiked Review
Author's Bio
Joanne Paul is Lecturer in Early Modern History at the University of Sussex.