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Utopia

by Thomas More
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9787100189460
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Shang Wu Yin Shu Guan
  • Publisher Imprint: Shang Wu Yin Shu Guan
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  • Original Price: USD 33.0
  • Language: Chinese
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  • Item Weight: 318 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Utopias

What we can learn from a Renaissance nowhere

In 1516, a book was published in Latin with the enigmatic Greek-derived word as its title. Utopia--which could mean either "good-place" or "no-place"--gives a traveler's account of a newly discovered island somewhere in the New World where the inhabitants enjoy a social order based purely on natural reason and justice. As the traveler describes the harmony, prosperity, and equality found there, a dramatic contrast is drawn between the ideal community he portrays and the poverty, crime, and often frightening political conditions of 16th century Europe. Written by Sir Thomas More (1477-1535)--then a rising intellectual star of the Renaissance and ultimately the advisor and friend of Henry VIII who was executed for his devoutly Catholic opposition to the king--Utopia is as complex as its author.

In the form of a Platonic dialogue, Utopia explores topics such as money, property, crime, education, religious tolerance, euthanasia, and feminism. Claimed as a paean to communism (Lenin had More's name inscribed on a statue in Moscow) as often as it has been seen as a defense of traditional medieval values, Utopia began the lineage of utopian thinkers who use storytelling to explore new possibilities for human society--and remains as relevant today as when it was written in Antwerp 500 years ago.

  • Explore the issues like feminism, euthanasia, and equality through Renaissance eyes
  • Early communist tract or a defense of medieval values? You decide.
  • Peer inside the enigmatic mind of the man who dared stand up to Henry VIII
  • Appreciate the postmodern possibilities of Platonic dialogue

Part of the bestselling Capstone Classics series edited by Tom Butler-Bowdon, this edition features an introduction from writer, economist, and historian Niall Kishtainy.

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