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9780140449105

Utopia

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  • ISBN13:

    9780140449105

  • ISBN10:

    0140449108

  • Edition: Revised
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-04-01
  • Publisher: 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

Forewordp. vii
Prefacep. ix
Introduction: More's Utopia in Historical Perspectivep. 1
Textsp. 3
Literary Conventionsp. 3
Philosophical Convictionsp. 8
Contextsp. 26
Personal Involvementsp. 26
Historical Circumstancesp. 31
Developmentsp. 51
Transitionp. 51
Translationp. 59
Utopiap. 81
The Translator to the Gentle Readerp. 82
The Epistle, Thomas More to Peter Giles Sendeth Greetingp. 83
The First Bookp. 88
The Second Bookp. 127
Letter from Peter Giles to Hierome Buslidep. 202
A Meter of Four Versesp. 205
A Short Meter of Utopiap. 206
Gerard Noviomage of Utopiap. 206
Cornelius Graphey to the Readerp. 207
The Printer to the Readerp. 207
Appendices
Ralph Robynson's Dedicatory Letter to William Cecilp. 209
Selected Bibliographyp. 213
Indexp. 225
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