A Man for All Seasons (Hardcover)

from Schmerguls

I was moved to read this when a homilist at a lawyer's funeral referred to St. Thomas More and quoted from this work. Reading a play is the next best thing to seeing it.

from Devil_llama

The well known work about Sir Thomas More and his stance against Henry the VIII separating the Church of England from the Catholic church. Well written and intelligent, it provides a look at history through one particular viewpoint; for those who have seen or read Cromwell, comparing that work to...

from jonfaith

This country's planted thick with laws from coast to coast-man's laws, not God's-and if you cut them down-and you're just the man to do it-d'you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then? Yes, I'd give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety's sake.Several years a...

from jonfaith

This country's planted thick with laws from coast to coast-man's laws, not God's-and if you cut them down-and you're just the man to do it-d'you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then? Yes, I'd give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety's sake.Several years a...

from 6boysandme

Summary: In all fairness I watched the movie instead of reading the play, but I believe the arts should be enjoyed the way they were intended. I have mixed feelings about Sir Thomas Moore. On the one hand his conviction to the right and his willingness to die for it is an inspiration to me. But, ...