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S'està carregant… The Life of Thomas More (1998)de Peter Ackroyd
  
No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Includes index  TorontoOratorySPN | Sep 2, 2022 |  Excellent view of what we can reasonably know about Thomas More, a man born in the 15th century. Fortunately he was a prolific writer and was a friend of writers. We know of his childhood, education, capers, perverse sense of humor, past-times, jobs, friends, wives, children, sons-in-laws, etc. I found it refreshing to see that he was a devout man, yet he "down to earth" to the very end. (  ) nab6215 | Jan 18, 2022 | Anyone who sees More as admirable or worthy of respect should read this book as it shows More in his true light: a delusional bastard who really wasn't capable of true critical thought and who is directly responsible for the deaths of quite a few people in a very cruel manner. He may have been a man of his time, but there were many others who were far better people, even during his time. (  ) tnilsson | Jan 28, 2021 | Born into the professional classes, Thomas More applied his formidable intellect and well-placed connections to become the most powerful man in England, second only to the king. As much a work of history as a biography, The Life of Thomas More gives an unmatched portrait of the everyday, religious, and intellectual life of the early sixteenth century. In Ackroyd's hands, this renowned "man for all seasons" emerges in the fullness of his complex humanity; we see the unexpected side of his character--such as his preference for bawdy humor--as well as his indisputable moral courage. StFrancisofAssisi | Jan 28, 2020 | Aside from Ackroy claiming to a fidelity to the milieu of More by quoting him in the obscure spellings of the sixteenth century, there are vast praries of emotional space between the author and his subject. I am left a bit puzzled. Ackroyd goes to sufficient lengths to remove the aura of hagiography from More, but doesn't construct a viable counter-thesis either. There is simply the written record. Odd. (  ) jonfaith | Feb 22, 2019 | Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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Thomas More (1478-1535) was a renowned statesman; the author of a political treatise, Utopia; and, most famously, a Catholic martyr and saint. Born into the professional classes, Thomas More applied his formidable intellect and well-placed connections to become the most powerful man in England, second only to the king. In reconstructing the life of Thomas More, Peter Ackroyd provides an unmatched portrait of the everyday, religious, and intellectual life of the early sixteenth century. More emerges in the fullness of his complex humanity, with unexpected characteristics and indisputable moral courage. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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 Google Books — S'està carregant…GèneresClassificació Decimal de Dewey (DDC)942.052092History and Geography Europe England and Wales England 1485-1603, Tudors Henry VIII 1509-47LCC (Clas. Bibl. Congrés EUA)ValoracióMitjana: (3.94)
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