num_pages: 592
description: Over the centuries, biographers of Thomas More have always praised him and made him an example for their own times. He was a man for all seasons. This Tudor prelate and Lord Chancellor of England shared human qualities identifiable in all ages―pride, love, ambition, generosity, hypocrisy, and greed. He was less than common because he was witty and a great storyteller―the best between Chaucer and Shakespeare. Truly, he was a Renaissance man with the contradictions such praise imposes on a towering figure. In Richard Marius's authoritative and engaging portrait, Sir Thomas More, the martyr and brilliant public figure, is a lesson for our season.
language: English
title: Thomas More: A Biography
titlecomplete: Thomas More: A Biography
genres: History, Collections, Tudor Period, Biography, Nonfiction, British Literature
ratings_count: 97
awards: awardedAt: 441792000000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Nonfiction
publisher: Harvard University Press