The Ends of Life: Roads to Fulfillment in Early Modern England

by Keith Thomas

Book Overview

Hailed as "immediately and universally recognized as indispensable" (TLS) and "compellingly readable, richly researched, fascinatingly detailed, delightfully written" (LRB), here is a masterful exploration of the ways in which people sought to lead fulfilling lives, illuminating the central values of early modern England, while casting incidental light on some of the perennial problems of human existence. Keith Thomas, one of the foremost historians...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199247234
• ISBN13: 9780199247233
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.2" x 9.3"