Author

Contributions

  • Turner, Paul, 1917- - Contributor

Publication

2003 - Penguin Books, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

33,750 words, Guess

Page Count

135 pages

Identifiers

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Classifications

  • DDC335/.02
  • LCCHX810.5 .E54 2003

Description

First published in 1516, Thomas More's Utopia is one of the most important works of European humanism. Through the voice of the mysterious traveler Raphael Hythloday, More describes a pagan, communist city-state governed by reason. Addressing such issues as religious pluralism, women's rights, state-sponsored education, colonialism, and justified warfare, Utopia seems remarkably contemporary nearly five centuries after it was written, and it remains a foundational text in philosophy and political theory.

Description

Presents the English statesman's classic denunciations of sixteenth-century tyranny and corruption and vision of an ideal society, along with historical and biographical notes.

Subjects

Genres

  • Early works to 1800.

Series Statement

  • Penguin classics

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