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Utopia
by More, ThomasISBN13:
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4/1/2003
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Penguin Classics
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Summary
Utopia, written by Sir Thomas More, depicts a fictional island with its own unique religion and customs. Sir Thomas More's work introduces readers into the concept of a perfect society with utopian, or perfect, ideas and beliefs. This timeless classic, originally written in 1516 and heavily influenced by Plato's Republic, is often read in schools as a required reading.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. vii |
| Preface | p. ix |
| Introduction: More's Utopia in Historical Perspective | p. 1 |
| Texts | p. 3 |
| Literary Conventions | p. 3 |
| Philosophical Convictions | p. 8 |
| Contexts | p. 26 |
| Personal Involvements | p. 26 |
| Historical Circumstances | p. 31 |
| Developments | p. 51 |
| Transition | p. 51 |
| Translation | p. 59 |
| Utopia | p. 81 |
| The Translator to the Gentle Reader | p. 82 |
| The Epistle, Thomas More to Peter Giles Sendeth Greeting | p. 83 |
| The First Book | p. 88 |
| The Second Book | p. 127 |
| Letter from Peter Giles to Hierome Buslide | p. 202 |
| A Meter of Four Verses | p. 205 |
| A Short Meter of Utopia | p. 206 |
| Gerard Noviomage of Utopia | p. 206 |
| Cornelius Graphey to the Reader | p. 207 |
| The Printer to the Reader | p. 207 |
| Appendices | |
| Ralph Robynson's Dedicatory Letter to William Cecil | p. 209 |
| Selected Bibliography | p. 213 |
| Index | p. 225 |
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