ENGL 204 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Undersheriff, Latin Literature
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Thomas more utopia, sir thomas wyatt, henry howard. A hero gure for the catholic: was made a saint. Communist used his book utopia to justify abolishing private land. Middle-class admire his free education, talent driven careers and freedom of thought. Also troubled this groups: the catholic bishops of spain and portugal put utopia on their forbidden list, karl marx hated those who labeled themselves as utopian", liberals didn"t agree with more"s labor camps. Was a page boy for the archbishop of canterbury. Studied at oxford and the inns of court. Struggled between the wealth of being a lawyer and the devotion of working for the church. Because of want of marriage he began a career in public affairs: undersheriff of london, participated in parliament, served in diplomatic and commercial negotiations. Was fascinated with the city of god by saint augustine. With no money or land, there is no material good or social status.
