The Essential Works of Thomas More

The first comprehensive one-volume collection of St. Thomas More’s writing “[A] tremendous scholarly undertaking. . . . Accessible and transparent to both scholars and the general audience.”— Renaissance and Reformation In this book, Gerard B. Wegemer and Stephen W. Smith assemble, for the first time in a single volume, the most important English and Latin works of Thomas More (1478–1535). This collection reveals the breadth of More’s writing—key works on theology, political philosophy, and law, as well as his poetry and prose—and includes a rich selection of illustrations and artwork. The book provides the most complete picture of More’s work available, serving as a major resource for early modern scholars, teachers, students, and the general reader.

The first comprehensive one-volume collection of St. Thomas More’s writing “[A] tremendous scholarly undertaking. . . . Accessible and transparent to both scholars and the general audience.”— Renaissance and Reformation In this book, Gerard B. Wegemer and Stephen W. Smith assemble, for the first time in a single volume, the most important English and Latin works of Thomas More (1478–1535). This collection reveals the breadth of More’s writing—key works on theology, political philosophy, and law, as well as his poetry and prose—and includes a rich selection of illustrations and artwork. The book provides the most complete picture of More’s work available, serving as a major resource for early modern scholars, teachers, students, and the general reader.