{"product_id":"the-controversial-thomas-more-politics-polemics-and-prison-writings-hardcover","title":"The Controversial Thomas More: Politics, Polemics, and Prison Writings - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTravis Curtright\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Controversial Thomas More\u003c\/em\u003e offers an original and critical intervention on the writings of Thomas More and his opposition to King Henry VIII.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas More is known for refusing the oath of succession and remaining silent about his reasons for doing so. His prison literature, however, tells a different story. Under the threat of execution, More waged an astonishingly prolific and often coded writing campaign in rebuke of King Henry VIII's claim to be supreme head of the Church in England. Travis Curtright's groundbreaking book shows how William Rastell, More's nephew and printer, fashioned a historically inaccurate depiction of More, one that persists to this day. Rastell's edition of More's works gave the false impression that More stopped writing polemical literature in 1533 and, instead, turned his mind exclusively toward heaven and away from politics. In contrast, Curtright proves that More's prison writings are not just devotional literature but also a powerful defense of a united Church under the pope, reestablishing More as a key political and religious thinker, defiant of King Henry VIII.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost scholars restrict More's political thought to his \u003cem\u003eUtopia\u003c\/em\u003e, but \u003cem\u003eThe Controversial Thomas More\u003c\/em\u003e shows how his prison writings best reveal his ideas of political unity and authority, and is a reconsideration of More's legacy and place in the history of the Henrician Reformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTravis Curtright is professor of humanities and literature at Ave Maria University. He is the author or editor of four previous books, including \u003ci\u003eThe One Thomas More\u003c\/i\u003e, and is the editor-in-chief of \u003cem\u003eMoreana: Thomas More and Renaissance Studies.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52636212330803,"sku":"9780268209148","price":187.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Sms2L4dmUK9780268209148.webp?v=1762268019","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-controversial-thomas-more-politics-polemics-and-prison-writings-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}