Author: CAVENDISH, GEORGE
Title: The Life and Death of Cardinal Wolsey
Description: London: Oxford University Press, 1959. 1st Oxford University Press Edition. Original Cloth. Light browning to endpapers & text block edges. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Ight soiling to bottom & top edges. Bumping to corners. Spine faded, gilt lettering worn away. ; Gilt lettering on front cover. Light browning to endpapers & text block edges. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Ight soiling to bottom & top edges. Bumping to corners. Spine faded, gilt lettering worn away. ; 22.8 x 14.5 x 2.7 cms; xli, 304 pages; George Cavendish (c. 1494 – c. 1562) was an English writer and courtier best known for his Life of Cardinal Wolsey, a vivid and detailed biography of Thomas Wolsey, the powerful chief minister of King Henry VIII. Cavendish served as Wolsey’s gentleman-usher and was a close, loyal companion during the cardinal’s rise and dramatic fall from power. His biography, written in the 1550s but not published until decades later, is considered one of the earliest examples of English biography. It offers rare insight into Tudor court life and provides a sympathetic, humanising portrait of Wolsey, revealing both his ambition and his vulnerabilities. Written in plain, honest prose, Cavendish’s account is valued not only as a historical document but also as a work of early English literature. His eyewitness perspective and keen observations make his Life of Wolsey an essential source for understanding the politics and personalities of Henry VIII’s reign.. Very Good with no dust jacket .
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Title: The Life and Death of Cardinal Wolsey
Description: London: Oxford University Press, 1959. 1st Oxford University Press Edition. Original Cloth. Light browning to endpapers & text block edges. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Ight soiling to bottom & top edges. Bumping to corners. Spine faded, gilt lettering worn away. ; Gilt lettering on front cover. Light browning to endpapers & text block edges. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Ight soiling to bottom & top edges. Bumping to corners. Spine faded, gilt lettering worn away. ; 22.8 x 14.5 x 2.7 cms; xli, 304 pages; George Cavendish (c. 1494 – c. 1562) was an English writer and courtier best known for his Life of Cardinal Wolsey, a vivid and detailed biography of Thomas Wolsey, the powerful chief minister of King Henry VIII. Cavendish served as Wolsey’s gentleman-usher and was a close, loyal companion during the cardinal’s rise and dramatic fall from power. His biography, written in the 1550s but not published until decades later, is considered one of the earliest examples of English biography. It offers rare insight into Tudor court life and provides a sympathetic, humanising portrait of Wolsey, revealing both his ambition and his vulnerabilities. Written in plain, honest prose, Cavendish’s account is valued not only as a historical document but also as a work of early English literature. His eyewitness perspective and keen observations make his Life of Wolsey an essential source for understanding the politics and personalities of Henry VIII’s reign.. Very Good with no dust jacket .
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Price: GBP 22.00 = appr. US$ 31.42 Seller: Literary Cat Books
- Book number: 63014
- Book number: 63014
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