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Europe
faith
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History
humanist movement
political conscience
reason
religious controversy
Renaissance
Richard III
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Tudor
Utopia
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- ISBN 9781836392521
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 27 Jul 2026
- Publisher: Reaktion Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Thomas More: Humanism and Heresy offers a clear and engaging introduction to one of the most influential and contested figures of the English Renaissance. Situating More’s major works within the humanist movement and the debates surrounding the Lutheran ‘heresy’ and the Tudor court, Andrew Hadfield and Joanne Paul reveal how his ideas grew from – yet often strained against – the intellectual currents of his time. Through vivid contemporary illustrations and quotations, they bring fresh clarity to More's texts, from Utopia to his late polemics, while offering original insights into the character and convictions behind them. By tracing both the brilliance and tensions of More’s legacy, this book invites readers to reconsider the man who helped shape modern debates about faith, reason and political conscience.
Andrew Hadfield (Author)
Andrew Hadfield is Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Sussex. He is the author of John Donne: In the Shadow of Religion (2021) and Thomas Nashe and Late Elizabethan Writing (2023), both published by Reaktion Books.
Joanne Paul (Author)
Joanne Paul is Honorary Associate Professor in Intellectual History at the University of Sussex. She has published extensively on the life and work of Thomas More, including Thomas More: A Life and Death in Tudor England (2025).
Andrew Hadfield is Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Sussex. He is the author of John Donne: In the Shadow of Religion (2021) and Thomas Nashe and Late Elizabethan Writing (2023), both published by Reaktion Books.
Joanne Paul (Author)
Joanne Paul is Honorary Associate Professor in Intellectual History at the University of Sussex. She has published extensively on the life and work of Thomas More, including Thomas More: A Life and Death in Tudor England (2025).
