Young Thomas More and the Arts of Liberty

by Gerard B. Wegemer

Book Overview

What does it mean to be a free citizen in times of war and tyranny? What kind of education is needed to be a "first" or leading citizen in a strife-filled country? And what does it mean to be free when freedom is forcibly opposed? These concerns pervade Thomas More's earliest writings, writings mostly unknown, including his 280 poems, declamation on tyrannicide, coronation ode for Henry VIII, and his life of Pico della Mirandola, all written before...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107618118
• ISBN13: 9781107618114
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"