The Life Of Thomas More by Peter Ackroyd. Peter Ackroyd is the author of London: The Biography, Albion: The Origins of the English Imagination, Shakespeare: The Biography, and Thames: The Biography. He has written acclaimed biographies of T. Eliot, Charles Dickens, William Blake, Sir Thomas More, and. He has written acclaimed biographies of T. Eliot, Charles Dickens, William Blake, Sir Thomas More, and. The Life of Thomas More - Peter Ackroyd. Peter Ackroyd's The Life of Thomas More is a masterful reconstruction of the life and imagination of one of the most remarkable figures of history. Thomas More (1. 47. Utopia); and, most famously, a Catholic martyr and saint. Born into the professional classes, Thomas More applied his formidable intellect and well- placed connections to become the most powerful man in England, second only to the king. As much a work of history as a biography, The Life of Thomas More gives an unmatched portrait of the everyday, religious, and intellectual life of the early sixteenth century. The Life Of Thomas More AckroydIn Ackroyd's hands, this renowned. The Life of Thomas More . Peter Ackroyd's The Life of Thomas More is a masterful reconstruction. By PETER ACKROYD Nan A. Read the Review. THIS DARK WORLD * THE infant was taken, within a week of its birth, to the precincts of the church; the child of. Peter Ackroyd’s The Life of Thomas More is a masterful reconstruction of the life and imagination of one of the most remarkable figures of history. Thomas More (1478-1535) was a renowned statesman; the author of a political fantasy that gave a name to a literary genre and a worldview (Utopia); and, most famously, a Catholic martyr and saint. England's famous man for all seasons comes to vivid life in this dramatic new biography by the acclaimed novelist and biographer of T.S. Eliot and William. The Life of Thomas More has 748 ratings and 78 reviews. Chris said: I've never really like Thomas More. He always seemed a bit hard headed, stubborn, bor. Peter Ackroyd The Life Of Thomas More
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