Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation
Publisher: Dover Publications, Incorporated
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780486811178
Subjects: Consolation
Description: "Written in 1534 by the Renaissance humanist during the imprisonment that preceded his execution, this work combines political thought and spiritual reflection. Situating his dialogue in Hungary during the Ottoman conquests, Thomas More offers a penetrating exploration of the fleeting nature of pleasure, the essence of worldly power, and Christ's redemptive power"--