A Man for All Seasons

by Robert Bolt

Overview

The historic drama about Sir Thomas More, the English statesman, writer and saint who was executed for his refusal to take the oath of supremacy recognizing Henry VIII as head of the English Church.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780812417463
Publisher:	Random House Inc
Publication date:	01/01/1978
Series:	Vintage International
Pages:	163
Product dimensions:	4.80(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	14 Years

About the Author

Robert Bolt (1924–1995) was distinguished as one of the most successful British writers of his generation. Bolt was an English playwright who earned a degree in history from Manchester University in 1949 and intended to be a school teacher after serving in the Royal Air Force. The incredible success of his first play, Flowering Cherry (staged in 1957/1958), drove Bolt into becoming a full-time playwright. Robert Bolt is best known for his most successful play, A Man for All Seasons (staged in 1960), which won five Tony Awards, starring Paul Scofield on Broadway. Bolt himself wrote the film version, adapted in 1966 for director Fred Zinnemann. The motion picture received six Oscars, including an award for Best Screenplay.

Editorial Reviews

A Man for All Seasons is a stark play, sparse in its narrative, sinewy in its writing, which confirms Mr Bolt as a genuine and solid playwright, a force in our awakening theatre.” —Daily Mail

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