Martin Luther
- 542 pages
- 19 hours of reading
Documents the darker side of Luther's psyche, charging that the reformer's profound fear of death fueled the reformation and plunged Europe into an age of religious intolerance
Richard Marius Book order (chronological)
July 29, 1933 – November 5, 1999
Richard Curry Marius was an American academic and writer. A widely published author, his work encompassed major biographies, novels of the American South, and books on writing. Marius was known as a raconteur and political activist.
Utopia
- 59 pages
- 3 hours of reading
Dreams come true in the conversation between Thomas More and Ralph Hythloday, the imaginary traveller of strange lands. The Utopia that emerges from his descriptions proves to be far more real and practical than the impossible fairy tale world that has grown up around it since More's conversation was first published. Unlike England, with its terrible conventions of wealth and endemic crime, the island of Utopia lacks both private property and tyranny. Brilliantly written and suffused with subtle irony, More's Utopia proves that intelligent prose does not exclude humanity and a mischievous sense of humour. The most comprehensive paperback edition available, with introduction and chronology of More's life and times.
with the contradictions such praise imposes on a towering figure. In Richard Marius's authoritative and engaging portrait, Sir Thomas More, the martyr and brilliant public figure, is a lesson for our season.