A Man for All Seasons Summary
Robert Bolt

A Man for All Seasons by Robert Bolt Born near Manchester, England, in 1924, Robert Bolt writes about what he calls the human conflict-the struggle between living by one's principles and selling on... Read more

Robert Bolt has been characterized by critic John Russell Taylor as a "good, traditional playwright." Unlike his contemporaries during the late 1950s--Harold Pinter, John Osborne, John Arden, and Arno... Read more

Critical Essay by John Mccarten A drama based on the political confusions of sixteenth-century England might readily succumb to turgidity and bombast, but Mr. Bolt [in "A Man for All Seasons&#... Read more

Critical Essay by John Simon Bolt's Sir Thomas More [in A Man for All Seasons] is an intellectual blessed with common sense and cursed with a conscience. He is witty, charming, and wise, and n... Read more

Critical Essay by Anselm Atkins A striking example of the coincidence of opposites has been created by Robert Bolt in his play, A Man For All Seasons. The crude stagehand dressed in satanic black and... Read more

Being a government official, one must be ready to give up his personal life and devote his time to the service of his country1. He must be prepared to open up his life to public scrutiny and to subjec... Read more