Thomas more s utopia, a book that will be 500 years old next year, is astonishingly radical stuff. Online library of mores complete works, scholarship on thomas more, and. In sir thomas more s utopia, thomas more is a man with earnest respect for his fluidity with his flaunts of the public, he lived in the renaissance era and was a renowned humanist, lawyer and a personal friend of henry viii. The play sir thomas more was not written by shakespeare, but it seems he added some of his own touches and revisions to it, so it was included in the reading schedule im using to read through everything shakespeare wrote in one year. Course hero literature instructor russell jaffe provides an indepth summary and analysis of book 1 of sir thomas.
He is also famous for writing utopia, published in 1516, about the political system on an. Thomas more was the key counselor of king henry viii of england, who was tried for treason and beheaded in 1535. Course hero literature instructor russell jaffe provides an indepth summary and analysis of book. Here andrew dickson describes how the scene shakespeare wrote for the play contains a moving plea for the plight of immigrants. Sir thomas more lay unpublished as a manuscript for about two hundred years, then receiving a publication as shakespeare in book form. The utopia of sir thomas more, in latin from the edition of march 1518, and in english from the 1st ed. Collaborations and spurious attributions a scene or so for the book of sir thomas more c. List of books and articles about thomas more online.
Delphi collected works of sir thomas more illustrated delphi series nine book 24 dec 10, 2018. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. List of books and articles about thomas more online research. Online library of more s complete works, scholarship on thomas more, and historical and biographical information, concordances, artwork, photos, images and lesson plans relating to the life of thomas more, author. Utopiasir thomas more read literature we love books. The play was a collaboration between several authors, and several portions of it were subjected to censorship. The works of sir thomas more, including utopia, history of king richard iii, poems, and epigrams. However, he is most known for being the lord chancellor of england from october 1529 to may 1532. He was a lawyer, humanist, statesman and author as well as advisor to henry viii. This vintage book contains thomas moores 1516 novel, utopia. Thomas moore born october 8, 1940 in detroit, michigan is an american psychotherapist, former monk, and writer of popular spiritual books, including the new york times bestseller care of the soul 1992. Sir thomas more saint thomas more, 14781535, english statesman and author of utopia, celebrated as a martyr in the roman catholic church. Sir saint thomas more was an english lawyer, author and statesman, a renaissance humanist, and a catholic saint.
Though he had been a longtime friend of king henry viii, he was a staunch catholic and could not accept the kings demand that all subjects acknowledge the king above the pope, resulting in his execution in 1535. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Sir thomas more 7 february 1478 6 july 1535, venerated in the catholic church as saint thomas more, was an english lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted renaissance humanist. Thomas more wrote in the tower of london before he was executed for standing firm in his catholic faith. The life of sir thomas more 14781535 the kings good servant, but gods first. Today we know sir thomas more primarily as the author of utopia, and as one of the more famous martyrs of henry viiis reign. Whats more, the king has named more to the privy council. Sir thomas more 7 february 1478 6 july 1535, venerated in the catholic church as saint. The book of sir thomas more is the only surviving literary manuscript in shakespeares hand. Thomas more was born in london and lived from 1478 to 1535. Thomas more was born in london on february 7, 1478, son of judge sir john more. Home reading recommendations ten great books to celebrate st. Saint thomas more thomas more, in full sir thomas more, also called saint thomas more, born february 7, 1478, london, englanddied july 6, 1535, london. He was convicted of treason and beheaded in 1535 for refusing to accept king henry viii as head of the church of.
Sir thomas more he held important government positions, including serving as lord chancellor. He was a councillor to henry viii and also served as lord high chancellor of england from october 1529 to 16 may 1532. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating bac. He writes and lectures in the fields of archetypal psychology, mythology, and imagination. Much of what we know about his life comes courtesy of this biography, by his soninlaw. Sir thomas more 1477 1535 was the first person to write of a utopia, a word used to describe a perfect imaginary world. Collaborative writing was common in the renaissance english stage, and it is not surprising that shakespeare was called upon to do some of it. English statesman and writer sir thomas more 14781535 is best remembered as both a humanist scholaras author of the classic 1516 political satire utopiaand a religious martyr. He was also a chancellor to henry viii, and lord high chancellor of england from october 1529 to may 1532. Here are 10 great books to celebrate the life of st. Sir thomas more educational material resource center for teachers and scholars. Thomas more is known for his 1516 book utopia and for his untimely death in 1535, after refusing to acknowledge king henry viii as head of the church of england. More than two hundred years later, he was canonized as the patron saint. Sir thomas more 14781535 he was a trusted aide of henry viii, but when he supposedly opposed the monarchs second marriage, he was thrown into prison and executed for treason.
Peter ackroyd also lists claims from foxes book of martyrs and other postreformation sources that more tied heretics to a tree in his chelsea. English prayers and treatise on the holy eucharist by sir thomas more by sir thomas more and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. For all seasons selected letters of thomas more thomas more was the first english writer to use the word integrity. The narrative form of book 1 is a conversation of hythloday with thomas more and peter giles, and of book 2 the form is a monologue by hythloday.
Not many lord chancellors of england have denounced private property, advocated a form of. In it, he explores the gospel passages that depict the agony of our lord in the garden of gethsemane. Utopia by sir thomas more book 2, chapter 1 youtube. The book of sir thomas more english play britannica.
The fictional characters of the book, however, should not be considered to be direct translations of these historic personalities to the page. Ackroyd p the life of thomas more, vintage books, london 1998, s. His early actions against the protestant reformation included aiding wolsey in preventing lutheran books from being imported into england. Shrewsbury returns with news from the king, and knights more, now sir thomas, in recompense. Book 1 is a leadin to book 2 and was probably intended to establish interest in the subject of book 2. Sir thomas more 7 february 1478 6 july 1535, venerated in the catholic church as saint thomas more, was an english lawyer, social philosopher, author. Thomas more books list of books by author thomas more. He believed in the individual achievements of a man as long as they realized that it was all from god. A second significant gathering of scholars to consider sir thomas more grew out of a seminar that was held during the meeting of the shakespeare association of america at ashland, oregon in 1983. The fame of sir thomas more, who became henry viiis lord chancellor in 1529, rests in great part upon his authorship of utopia.
He wrote utopia, published in 1516, about the political system of an imaginary island state. More s book imagines a complex, selfcontained community set on an island, in which people share a common culture and way of life. Hythloday, speaking in book 1, agrees with plato and the people of utopia that as long as everyone has his own property, there is no hope of curing them and putting society back into good condition. Sir thomas more, english humanist and chancellor of england who was beheaded for refusing to accept king henry viii as head of the church of england. Utopia by sir thomas more book 2, chapter 5 youtube. Thomas more 14781535, was recognized throughout early sixteenthcentury europe as one of the great lawyers, christian humanists, and classical scholars of his day. He received a latin education in the household of cardinal morton and at oxford. Sir thomas more s utopia explained with chapter summaries in just a few minutes. The librivox free audiobook collection it also belongs to collections.
Through his contact with the new learning and his friendships with colet, lyly, and erasmus, more. The life of sir thomas more 14781535 biography for the. The characters of more, giles, and morton all correspond in biographical background to actual historical people, sir thomas more author of utopia, the humanist thinker peter giles, and former chancellor of england cardinal john morton. The works of sir thomas more writings english and latin. He believed that christian humanism was the respectful fusion of religion and humanism. Thomas more was born in milk street, london on february 7, 1478, son of sir john more, a prominent judge. He worked to live as well as he wrote, with personal virtue, solid piety, and a wellformed conscience. It resulted in a second book of essays, eight by eight different authors, that was published as shakespeare and sir thomas more. The description of utopia is put in the mouth of a mysterious traveler, raphael hythloday, in support of his argument that communism is the only cure against egoism in private and public life. He was a councillor to henry viii and also served as lord high chancellor of. This novel, written in latin and published in louvain in 1516, is generally regarded as the quintessence of christian humanism in its english context, a brilliant manifesto of social idealism within the tradition of the reforming ideas of erasmus.