{"product_id":"a-man-for-all-seasons-by-robert-bolt","title":"'A Man for All Seasons' by Robert Bolt","description":"\u003ch4 data-start=\"41\" data-end=\"303\"\u003eRobert Bolt’s historical drama follows Sir Thomas More’s refusal to endorse Henry VIII’s break with the Catholic Church.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"41\" data-end=\"303\"\u003eMore’s resistance is grounded not only in faith, but in the belief that conscience must contain some territory beyond the reach of the state. Through compressed scenes and the recurring figure of the Common Man, Bolt turns the conflict into a study of survival, compromise and institutional power. The play borrows from Brecht while resisting easy moral arithmetic: More’s integrity is real, but so are his severity, pride and attraction to martyrdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"616\" data-end=\"772\"\u003eFirst staged in 1960, \u003cem data-start=\"638\" data-end=\"661\"\u003eA Man for All Seasons\u003c\/em\u003e remains a sharp political play about law, obedience and the point at which accommodation becomes self-erasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"774\" data-end=\"919\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeinemann Educational Books, 1969 reprint. Paperback with moderate rubbing, edge wear and light age-toning; binding sound.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45870060109907,"sku":null,"price":7.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Yourparagraphtext-2026-07-27T195610.622.png?v=1785146238","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/a-man-for-all-seasons-by-robert-bolt","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}