Thomas More

In his most famous and controversial book, Utopia, Thomas More imagines a perfect island nation where thousands live in peace and harmony, men and women are both educated, and all property is communal. Through dialogue and correspondence between the protagonist Raphael Hythloday and his friends and contemporaries, More explores the theories behind war, political disagreements, social quarrels, and wealth distribution and imagines the day-to-day lives of those citizens enjoying freedom from fear, oppression, violence, and suffering. Originally written in Latin, this vision of an ideal world is also a scathing satire of Europe in the sixteenth century and has been hugely influential since publication, shaping utopian fiction even today.

With the publication of Utopia (1516), Thomas More provided a scathing analysis of the shortcomings of his own society, a realistic suggestion for an alternative mode of social organization, and a satire on unrealistic idealism. Enormously influential, it remains a challenging as well as a playful text. This edition reprints Ralph Robinson's 1556 translation from More's original Latin together with letters and illustrations that accompanied early editions of Utopia. This edition also includes two other, hitherto less accessible, utopian narratives. New Atlantis (1627) offers a fictional illustration of Francis Bacon's visionary ideal of the role that science should play in the modern society. Henry Neville's The Isle of Pines (1668), a precursor of Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, engages with some of the sexual, racial, and colonialist anxieties of the end of the early modern period. Bringing together these three New World texts, and situating them in a wider Renaissance context, this edition - which includes letters, maps, and alphabets that accompanied early editions - illustrates the diversity of the early modern utopian imagination, as well as the different purposes to which it could be put.

Sixteenth-century classic by brilliant humanist, churchman and scholar envisioned a patriarchal island kingdom that practiced religious tolerance, in which everybody worked, all goods were community-owned, and violence, bloodshed and vice were nonexistent. Forerunner of many later attempts at establishing "Utopias" both in theory and in practice.

Awaiting execution in 1535 for refusing to betray his faith, Thomas More opens the door on his own interior life by creating a fictional dialogue. It takes place in 16th century Hungary between a young man, Vincent, and his dying but wise old uncle, Anthony. Vincent is paralyzed by fear of an impending, Turkish invasion which could force him to betray his faith or die a martyr. As he pours out his fears, Anthony responds as only the calm and clear-headed More could on the comfort of God in difficulties, the benefits of suffering, atonement for evil acts, faintheartedness and the temptation to suicide, and scrupulosity. Anthony thus summarizes his ''I will supply you ahead of time with a store of comfort, of spiritual strengthening and consolation, that you can have ready at hand, that you can resort to and lay up in your heart as an antidote against the poison of despairing dread..." Put into modern English and edited by Mary Gottschalk, Dialogue... is introduced by Gerard B. Wegemer, author of the spiritual biography, Thomas A Portrait of Courage, (Scepter, 1995) and editor of another of More's spiritual works, The Sadness of Christ. (1999)

Richard III’s reputation stands as one of the most evil men in history—a manipulating and murderous man who would stop at nothing to become king. Much of what modern scholarship knows of him stems from Thomas More’s critical biography, which itself proved the inspiration for Shakespeare’s play.Focusing on the final years of Richard III’s life, Sir Thomas More depicts a man captivated and corrupted by the thrill of power—a man who twisted God’s laws to justify not only his ruthless ambitions, but his most heinous the imprisonment and murder of his nephews, the true heirs to the throne. The History of King Richard III is a powerful portrayal of a monstrous ruler and a fascinating insight into the mind and motivations of its author. Scholar, politician, and one-time favorite of the Court of Henry VIII, Sir Thomas More is best known for his Utopia.

This book was the last that St. Thomas More wrote in the Tower of London before he was executed for standing firm in his Catholic faith. In it, he explores the Gospel passages that depict the agony of Our Lord in the Garden of Gethsemane. He depicts Christ as a model of virtue in the face of suffering and persecution. And along the way, he includes valuable and eternally relevant reflections on prayer, courage, friendship, statesmanship, and more. Here is an excellent resource for Lent or anytime!

This is the last book wrote by the saint before he was executed in London after being imprisoned for standing firm for his faith. His Devotion to the Lord's Passion was familiar to him therefore he wrote about it in this book giving priceless and valuable reflections about love, prayer, courage and more. Great book for growing in our love to Jesus Christ.

Written from the Tower of London, these letters of Thomas Moore still speak powerfully today. The story of Thomas Moore, recently told in Peter Ackroyd's bestselling biography, is well known. In the spring of 1534, Thomas Moore was taken to the Tower of London, and after fourteen months in prison, the brilliant author of Utopia, friend of Erasmus and the humanities, and former Lord Chancellor of England was beheaded on Tower Hill. Yet Moore wrote some of his best works as a prisoner, including a set of historically and religiously important letters. The Last Letters of Thomas Moore is a superb new edition of Moore's prison correspondence, introduced and fully annotated for contemporary readers by Alvaro de Silva. Based on the critical edition of Moore's correspondence, this volume begins with letters penned by Moore to Cromwell and Henry VIII in February 1534 and ends with Moore's last words to his daughter, Margaret Roper, on the eve of his execution. Moore writes on a host of topics-prayer and penance, the right use of riches and power, the joys of heaven, psychological depression and suicidal temptations, the moral compromises of those who imprisoned him, and much more. This volume not only records the clarity of Moore's conscience and his readiness to die for the integrity of his religious faith, but it also throws light on the literary works that Moore wrote during the same period and on the religious and political conditions of Tudor England.

Es muy significativo que ideas y realidades que actualmente se discuten con calor tengan su fuente original en alguna utopía, y que dichas ideas fuesen consideradas en sus días como descabelladas y producto de la imaginación febril de un soñador.

The Four Last Things develops More's advice to his daughter Margaret to meditate on Death, Judgment, Pain and Joy as medicinal herbs in the battle against the spiritual sicknesses of pride, covetousness, lust, anger, gluttony, envy and sloth. More created The Supplication of Souls in response to a defamatory political tract against the Roman Catholic Church. In it he swiftly reduces to absurdities the charges set forth on the "greed and corruption" of the English clergy and the controversial topic of Purgatory. He sets the record straight in a clear, precise and humorous style. A Dialogue on Conscience is a collection of letters and dialogues between More and his stepdaughter Alice Alington, and daughter Margaret. Written while imprisoned in the Tower of London by King Henry VIII, More adheres to his course while the others struggle to understand why he refuses to take the oath which ultimately costs him his life.

Drawing on a variety of More’s late writings, this collectio n provides even readers lacking a background in Renaissance humanism or history with a rich introduction to a startlingly modern man of spiritual principle. Thomas More is perhaps most familiar to us from his courageous struggle with Henry VIII, unforgettably portrayed in Robert Bolt’s classic, A Man for All Seasons. But that final struggle, which ended in his execution for treason, was only the crowning act in a life that he had devoted to God long before.In the first selection in decades made for the general reader from his collected works, this volume traces More’s journey of moral conviction in his own words and writings. Also included is the famous “Life of Sir Thomas More,” written by his son-in-law, William Roper.In the annals of spirituality certain books stand out both for their historical importance and for their continued relevance. The Vintage Spiritual Classics series offers the greatest of these works in authoritative new editions, with specially commissioned essays by noted contemporary commentators. Filled with eloquence and fresh insight, encouragement and solace, Vintage Spiritual Classics are incomparable resources for all readers who seek a more substantive understanding of mankind's relation to the divine.

Considered by C.S. Lewis as perhaps the best dialogue written in English, this friendly, spirited, and often merry exchange takes place at St. Thomas More's peaceful and cultured home in Chelsea. Dialogue Concerning Heresies is a conversation between the experienced humanist and statesman More and an intelligent college student who has been influenced by the spirit and ideas of the "new men" and reformers, especially Martin Luther and William Tyndale. It addresses questions that continue to be discussed Isn't it idolatry to pray to saints, venerate images, and go on pilgrimages? Why listen to what the Church teaches? Shouldn't we go only by Scripture, since it is the word of God? Why didn't the Church want laypeople to have their own Bible, and in English? How do we know which church is the true one? Why waste time on philosophy and other secular studies if the Bible is God's revealed word? This modernized edition of More's Dialogue brings this masterful work into wide circulation for the first time since its publication in 1529.

This volume is the third to appear in the modernized series of Selected Works of St. Thomas More , a series designed to make available to the general reader works which have already appeared or are about to appear in the Yale Edition of the Complete Works.The History of King Richard III is preceded by a brief introduction which offers a succinct estimate of More’s achievement and indicates the important part that his work played in shaping the popular portrait of the last Yorkist king. The conventional view of Richard III in English history is essentially More’s; it was his narrative that provided Shakespeare with both plot and inspiration for his Tradgedy of Richard III . In addition, More’s History is a landmark in the development of sixteenth-century prose and a remarkable witness to what the new humanist history could accomplish.This volume is rounded out by a fine selection of More’s English and Latin poems. More’s early English poems – "A Mery Gest," "Pageant Verses," "A Rueful Lamentation," "Lewis the Lost Lover," and "Davey the Dicer" – are presented in their original spelling; the selections from the Latin epigrams, about fifty poems in all, are given in English translation. Full annotations and an extensive bibliography are provided for both the History and the English and Latin poems.

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Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9788574650500Algumas cartas escritas e recebidas por São Thomas More,o célebre humanista inglês, enquanto esteve encarcerado, acusado de conspirar contra o Rei Henrique VIII. Um autênico testemunho de fidelidade à consciênciaEntre abril de 1534 e julho de 1535, São Thomas More,o célebre humanista inglês, esteve encarcerado na Torre de Londres, acusado de conspirar contra o Rei Henrique VIII. Durante essa estadia na prisão, que culminaria na sua morte, redigiu várias centenas de fólios que formam um dos mais comoventes testemunhos da fidelidade de um ser humano à sua consciência.Este volume reúne os escritos mais tocantes desse período, com notas e estudos explicativos. Espelham-se nesses escritos a angústia e o temor, mas ao mesmo tempo a superação da fraqueza humana pela fé e pela caridade. Se o humanista é um homem completamente só, é um homem que está a sós – com Deus.

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В издание вошли романы: "Утопия" Томаса Мора, "Город солнца" Кампанеллы, "Новая Атлантида" Френсиса Бэкона, "Государства Луны" Сирано де Бержерака и "История Севарамбов" Дени Вераса.

This book is Everyman's Library, volume 461.It includes:an introduction by John Warrington,a letter by Thomas More to William Cecil,a letter by Thomas More to Peter Giles,Utopia (in full, i.e., books 1 and 2),A Dalogue of Comfort (in full, i.e., first, second and third books),and a glossary.---From the imprint:First published in Everyman's Library 1910.Revised edition, with spelling modernized, 1951.Last reprinted 1962.

In Moreâ€s influential fantasy, first published in Latin in 1516, traveller Raphael reports on the peaceful, egalitarian society he discovered on a remote island. This edition is based on the 1684 translation by Gilbert Burnet.

Elogio della Follia è un saggio di Erasmo da Rotterdam scritto nel giro di una settimana mentre presso Tommaso Moro a Bucklersbury. Uno dei lavori letterari più influenti della civiltà occidentale e un punto di riferimento della Riforma protestante. Dedicata proprio a Tommaso Moro, giocando sul doppio significato del titolo "Moriae Encomium".L'Utopìa è un romanzo di Tommaso Moro che descrive il viaggio immaginario di Raffaele Itlodeo in una isola-regno, abitata da una società ideale; rappresentando pienamente il sogno rinascimentale di una società pacifica dove sia la cultura a dominare e a regolare la vita degli uomini.

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This meticulously edited "THOMAS MORE Premium Edition " is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of Utopia (1516) The History of King Richard the Third (c. 1513–1518) The Four Last Things (c. 1522) Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation (1534) The Sadness of Christ (De Tristitia Christi) (1535) The Life of Pico della Mirandola (Translated by Thomas More) Instructions and Prayers A Godly Instruction A Godly Meditation Prayer of Thomas More A Devout Prayer Poems A Rueful Lamentation The Words of Fortune to the People A Merry Jest To Them Who Trust in Fortune To Them Who Seek Fortune Sir Thomas More by Henri Brémond The Life of Sir Thomas More by William Roper The Letters of Sir Thomas More to His Daughter

The first comprehensive one-volume collection of St.Thomas More’s writing In this book, Wegemer and Smith assemble More’s most important English and Latin works for the first time in a single volume. This volume reveals the breadth of More’s writing and includes a comprehensive selection of his works on theology, political philosophy, and law, as well as his poetry and prose. It provides the most complete picture of More’s work available and will serve as a major, foundational resource for early modern scholars, teachers, and students.

Thomas More’s Apology (1533) is one of his most significant works of religious controversy. More’s defense focuses on an anonymously published pamphlet, A Treatise concerning the Division between the Spirituality and Temporality , issued in 1532 and generally attributed to the jurist Christopher St. German. This tract was part of a press campaign conducted by the king’s agents. In part, it repeats ancient grievances against the clergy―accusing them of oppression and corruption―and, more important, the Treatise attacks the ecclesiastical jurisdiction for its alleged partiality and its harsh suppression of criticism and dissent; St. German insists on the supremacy of the king and on the need for drastic curtailment of clerical power.In the Apology, Thomas More defends both himself and the lives and actions of the clergy. He denies the need for control by lay authority and for revision in the procedure of the church courts against heresy. He steers carefully away from the most dangerous implication of the debate, royal supremacy.J.B. Trapp provides a thorough introduction to and commentary on the issues addressed in the Apology . Textual variants are placed at the foot of the text pages, and a bibliography, glossary, and index are included. The Treatise concerning the Division is given in an appendix, as are the texts of earlier antiheretical legislation. Another appendix gives an account of the affair of Richard Hunne and Friar Standish, contributed by J. Duncan M. Derrett.