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- A Thomas More Source Book
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- 2012
- Published by: The Catholic University of America Press
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This Source Book brings together classic texts by and about Thomas More--poet, scholar, statesman, family man, educational reformer, philosopher, historian, and saint
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. 2-5
- List of Illustrations
- pp. vii-x
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xii
- Introduction
- pp. xiii-xxxii
- 1. Earliest Accounts of Thomas More’s Life
- Erasmus on Thomas More, 1519
- pp. 3-15
- 2. Writings on Love and Friendship
- pp. 157-160
- 3. Writings on Education
- Letters to His Children
- pp. 201-203
- Letter to Oxford University
- pp. 204-211
- Conscience and Integrity
- pp. 212-214
- Erasmus on More’s Approach to Education
- pp. 221-226
- 4. Writings on Government
- pp. 227-230
- On Dealing with Lions
- pp. 231-232
- Other Poems on Politics
- pp. 235-239
- “Petition for Freedom of Speech” (1523)
- pp. 240-242
- On Private Property, Riches, and Poverty
- pp. 246-252
- On Law and Liberty
- pp. 253-258
- 5. Writings on Religion
- More’s Conception of God
- pp. 261-269
- Private Judgment and God’s Word
- pp. 270-280
- The Two Swords; Heresy and Just War
- pp. 281-290
- Defense of the Clergy
- pp. 291-298
- 6. More’s Last Days
- A Dialogue on Conscience, August 1534
- pp. 316-335
- More’s Interrogation of 2 May 1535
- pp. 343-346
- More’s Final Interrogation, 3 June 1535
- pp. 347-351
- Last Words Before Execution, 6 July 1535
- pp. 357-358
- Appendices
- pp. 359-360
- Maps: The Life and Travels of Thomas More
- pp. 366-371
- Roper’s Life: A Study Outline
- pp. 372-374
- Works Cited
- pp. 375-380
- Production Notes
- p. 430
Additional Information
ISBN
9780813216324
Related ISBN(s)
9780813213767
MARC Record
OCLC
646786255
Pages
427
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
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