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6) Thomas More
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"Sir Thomas More (/mr/; 7 February 1478-6 July 1535), known to Roman Catholics as Saint Thomas More since 1935, was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist. He was an important councilor to Henry VIII of England and was Lord Chancellor from October 1529 to 16 May 1532. He was canonized by Pope Pius XI in 1935 as one of the early martyrs of the schism that separated the Church of England from Rome in...
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William Tyndale left England in 1524 to translate the word of God into English. This was heresy, punishable by death. Sir Thomas More, hailed as a saint and a man for all seasons, considered it his divine duty to pursue Tyndale. He did so with an obsessive ferocity that, in all probability, led to Tyndale's capture and death. The words that Tyndale wrote during his desperate exile--his New Testament, which he translated, edited, financed, printed,...
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Part One analyzes and documents the main ideas which Sir Thomas More and his friends wished to use for the reform of society. These ideas dealt with nature and the law of nature, the bases of true nobility, religious reforms, education in general, and the education of women apropos love and marriage. Part Two is concerned with the expression of these same ideas in the drama connected with the More circle, either by printing or writing, and possibly...
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"Dramatises the conflict between King Henry VIII and Sir Thomas More. It depicts the confrontation between church and state, theology and politics, absolute power and individual freedom. Throughout the play Sir Thomas More's eloquence and endurance, his purity, saintliness and tenacity in the face of ever-growing threats to his beliefs and family, earn him status as one of modern Drama's greatest tragic heroes."--The Playwrights Database.
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