Fisher of Men: a Life of John Fisher, 1469-1535

John Fisher, 1469-1535 was a figure of European stature during the Tudor age. His many roles included those of bishop, humanist, theologian, cardinal, and ultimately martyr. This study places him in the context of sixteenth-century Christendom, focusing not just on his resistance to Henry VIII, but also on his active engagement with the renaissance and reformation.

List of contents

Note and Acknowledgements Conventions Introduction Cambridge The Humanist The Bishop The Preacher Heresy The Devotional Writer The Dissident The Cardinal Endnotes Bibliography Index

About the author

MARIA DOWLING is Senior Lecturer in History, St. Mary's University College, Strawberry Hill. She has taught in institutions in London and Budapest and is author of Humanism in the Age of Henry VIII.

Report

'A work of sustained and painstaking scholarship, Fisher of Men is the fruit of years of research, an enormously valuable resource for the student of John Fisher.' - The Tablet

Product details

• Authors: M Dowling, M. Dowling
• Publisher: Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9781349410859
• ISBN: 978-1-349-41085-9
• No. of pages: 218
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 215 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 297 g
• Illustrations: XII, 218 p.
• Series: Critical Biography
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories