English Literature - A Man For All Seasons.

When any piece of work is written a deciding factor is the context of the author. Also the context of the reader decides how they will perceive it. A Man For All Seasons written by Robert Bolt, is a play of the martyrdom of Sir Thomas More, later Saint. When reading a play one must consider the three contexts involved. The time of the writer, 1960's Europe. The time of the play, 1600's Europe. Also …

…explored in any given text such as A Man For All Seasons By Robert Bolt. Bibliography Sites: http://home.pacific.net.au/~greg.hub/seasons.html http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07222a.htm http://www.shu.ac.uk/emls/iemls/work/chapters/chap1.html http://vancouver-webpages.com/synonyms.html Books: Family In The Sixties Alison Hurst London, The Biography Peter Ackroyd The Guinness Book Of The 20th Century A Man For All Seasons Robert Bolt