Sir Thomas More and the art of dialogue
department or school: Arts, Faculty of
department or school: English, Department of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Lakowski, Romauld I.
issued: 2008-09-16T18:30:22Z
issued: 1993
related degree: Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: In this study I present an analysis of the structures of four works by Sir Thomas More: The History of Richard III, the 'Dialogue of Counsel' in Book I of Utopia, The Dialogue Concerning Heresies, and The Dialogue of Comfort in Tribulation. My basic thesis is that Thomas More was a superb literary artist and a master of the art of literary dialogue, and that beneath the often apparently rambling and digressive surface of each of these literary works, there is a 'deep structure' that is highly coherent and even tightly organised. I also show that More's use of dialogue in each of the three dialogues is genuinely dialectical—that the individual speakers in the three literary dialogues make a genuine contribution to thedevelopment of the argument—and that the movement from speaker to speaker in the History of Richard III is also genuinely dialectical— anticipating the art of the three later dialogues. To this end I have provided an interpretive reading/analysis of each of the works, focussing on More's "art of dialogue" in the passages of direct and indirect speech in Richard III, and in the dialogues between Hythloday and Persona More in Book I of Utopia, between Chancellor More and the Messenger in the Dialogue Concerning Heresies, and between Vincent and Anthony in the Dialogue of Comfort. The thesis also includes a major bibliographical appendix, consisting of about two thousand items of More scholarship organised according to topic. (The Bibliography is quite comprehensive covering all of More's works and also background studies and biographies.) The appendix is provided both as part of my argument and as a tool for further research.
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note: SIR THOMAS MORE AND THE ART OF DIALOGUEbyROMUALD IAN LAKOWSKIA THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OFTHE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OFDOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHYinTHE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIESDepartment ofEnglishWe accept this thesis as conformingto the required standardTHE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIASeptember 993Romuald Ian Lakowski, 1993In presenting this thesis in partial fulfilment of the requirements for an advanced degree atThe University of British Columbia, I agree that the Library shall make it freely availablefor reference and study. I further agree that permission for extensive copying of this thesisfor scholarly purposes may be granted by the Head of my Department or by his or herrepresentatives. It is understood that copying or publication of this thesis for financial gainshall not be allowed without my written permission.EnglishThe University of British Columbia2075 Wesbrook PlaceVancouver, CanadaV6T 1W5Date: September 1993ABSTRACTIn this study I present an analysis of the structures of four works by Sir Thomas More:The History of Richard III, the 'Dialogue of Counsel' in Book I of Utopia, The DialogueConcerning Heresies, and The Dialogue of Comfort in Tribulation. My basic thesis is thatThomas More was a superb literary artist and a master of the art of literary dialogue, andthat beneath the often apparently rambling and digressive surface of each of these literaryworks, there is a 'deep structure' that is highly coherent and even tightly organised. I alsoshow that More's use of dialogue in each of the three dialogues is genuinely dialectical—thatthe individual speakers in the three literary dialogues make a genuine contribution to thedevelopment of the argument—and that the movement from speaker to speaker in theHistory of Richard III is also genuinely dialectical— anticipating the art of the three laterdialogues. To this end I have provided an interpretive reading/analysis of each of the works,focussing on More's "art of dialogue" in the passages …
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 1993-11
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0086430
language: eng
degree discipline: English
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scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/2084