The one Thomas More

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The One Thomas More Thomas More The Catholic University of America Press Washington, D.C. Travis Curtright The One Copyright © 2012 The Catholic University of America Press All rights reserved The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standards for Information Science—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. ∞ Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Curtright, Travis. The one Thomas More / Travis Curtright. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8132-1995-0 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. More, Thomas, Sir, Saint, 1478–1535—Criticism and interpretation. 2. More, Thomas, Sir, Saint, 1478–1535—Political and social views. 3. More, Thomas, Sir, Saint, 1478–1535— Religion. 4. More, Thomas, Sir, Saint, 1478–1535—Knowledge— Law. 5. Christian literature, English—History and criticism. 6. Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern)—England— History and criticism. 7. Authors, English—Early modern, 1500– 1700—Biography 8. Statesmen—Great Britain—Biography. 9. Humanists—England—Biography. 10. Christian martyrs— England—Biography. I. Title. PR2322.C87 2012 828´.209—dc23  2012003189 For Mary More: It is in heaven that I am thus and thus, And that which we profanely term our fortunes Is the provision of the power above, Fitted and shaped just to that strength of nature Which we are born withal. Lines attributed to Shakespeare in Sir Thomas More, ca. 1592, 3.1.1–4 ...