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1) A dialogue of comfort against tribulation

Author

More, Thomas

Series

Dover thrift editions
Works

Language

English

Formats

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"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"--

2) The complete works of St. Thomas More

Author

More, Thomas

Series

Works volume <2, etc. >

Pub. Date

1963-<>

Language

English

3) Utopia: a new translation, backgrounds, criticism

Author

More, Thomas

Series

Norton critical edition

Pub. Date

[1975]

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

4) Utopia: a revised translation, backgrounds, criticism

Author

More, Thomas

Series

Norton critical edition

Pub. Date

[1992]

Edition

Second edition.

Language

English

5) Selected letters

Author

More, Thomas

Series

Works

Pub. Date

1961.

Language

English

6) The prince

Author

Machiavelli, Niccolò

Series

Penguin classics deluxe edition
Rethinking the Western tradition
Everyman's library. Essays and belles lettres volume no. 280
Recorded Books classics library
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Language

English

Formats

Book, Audiobook CD, eBook

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"An infamous Renaissance classic, The Prince shocked Europe upon publication with its ruthless tactics for gaining absolute power and its abandonment of conventional morality. Niccolo Machiavelli even came to be regarded by some as an agent of the Devel, his name taken for the intriguer "Machevill" of Jacobean tragedy. For his treatise on statecraft Machiavelli drew upon his own experience of office under the turbulent Florentine republic, rejecting...