- Editorial:
- VINTAGE
- Año de edición:
- 1990
- Materia:
- Novela traducida
- ISBN:
- 978-0-679-72822-1
- Páginas:
- 163
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS
A PLAY IN TWO ACTS
ROBERT BOLT
u003cbu003eThe dramatization of Sir Thomas More's historic conflict with Henry VIII--a compelling portrait of a courageous man who died for his convictions and a modern classic that challenges the mind, and, in the end, touches the heart (u003ciu003eNew York Timesu003c/iu003e). u003cpu003eu003c/bu003eSir Thomas More--the brilliant nobleman, lawyer, humanist, author of such works as u003ciu003eUtopia--u003c/iu003ewas a long-time friend and favorite of Henry VIII, ascending to the position of Lord Chancellor in 1529. Yet he was also a staunch Catholic, and when Henry broke with the Church in 1531 after the Pope had refused to grant him a divorce from Catherine of Aragon, More resigned the Chancellorship. In 1534, Parliament passed a bill requiring all subjects to take an oath acknowledging the supremacy of England's king over all foreign sovereigns--including the Pope. More refused, was imprisoned, and finally was executed in 1535.
