| A Man for All Seasons Contributor(s): Bolt, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0679728228 ISBN-13: 9780679728221 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1990 Annotation: The classic play about Sir Thomas More, the Lord chancellor who refused to compromise and was executed by Henry VIII. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Drama | American - General |
| Dewey: 822.914 |
| LCCN: 89040518 |
| Series: Vintage International |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.25" W x 8" (0.40 lbs) 192 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 30509 Reading Level: 4.6 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The classic dramatization of Sir Thomas More's historic conflict with Henry VIII--a compelling portrait of a courageous man who died for his convictions. Sir Thomas More--the brilliant nobleman, lawyer, humanist, author of such works as Utopia--was a long-time friend and favorite of Henry VIII, ascending to the position of Lord Chancellor in 1529. Yet he was also a staunch Catholic, and when Henry broke with the Church in 1531 after the Pope had refused to grant him a divorce from Catherine of Aragon, More resigned the Chancellorship. In 1534, Parliament passed a bill requiring all subjects to take an oath acknowledging the supremacy of England's king over all foreign sovereigns--including the Pope. More refused, was imprisoned, and finally was executed in 1535. An enduring modern classic, A Man for All Seasons challenges the mind, and, in the end, touches the heart (New York Times). |