Unabridged English value reproduction of Utopia by Thomas More and translated by Gilbert Burnet, in this affordably printed volume, is a book that belongs on everyone's shelf.
Published originally in 1516, More made popular the common usage of the term Utopia, -as a communal place where everything is perfect.- A lawyer himself, Utopia includes no lawyers due to the law's simplicity. Reading More's version gives insight into the original thought of what a Utopia...
Unabridged English value reproduction of Utopia by Thomas More and translated by Gilbert Burnet, in this...
In Thomas More's hugely influential Utopia, a traveller recounts his discovery of an island nation in which the inhabitants enjoy unprecedented social cohesion and justice. The book imagines a community in which laws, personal relations and professional ambition are based on reason, in contrast with the tradition-bound superstitions of Europe, which were, in More's eyes, impediments to equality and peaceful coexistence. One of the indicators of the profound cultural and political influence of More's masterpiece is today's common use of the word "Utopia" - a term he invented. This...
In Thomas More's hugely influential Utopia, a traveller recounts his discovery of an island nation in which the inhabitants enjoy unprecedented ...
Utopia The book, written in Latin, is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social and political customs. Despite modern connotations of the word "utopia," it is widely accepted that the society More describes in this work was not actually his own "perfect society." Rather he wished to use the contrast between the imaginary land's unusual political ideas and the chaotic politics of his own day as a platform from which to discuss social issues in Europe.
Utopia The book, written in Latin, is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social and political customs...
