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Utopia

Utopia

Utopia Soft cover - 2003

by Thomas More

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Revised introduction; new chronology and further readingTranslated with an Introduction by Paul Turner.

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Penguin Books, 2003. Reprint Edition . Soft cover. New/No Jacket. Tradepaper. N/none, pb, 135pp + advertisements. Color illustrated stiff paper wraps with black, white and orange colored text on upper and orange and white colored text on spine; no chips or tears; not spine creased; slight edge wear. Interior pages clean, unmarked. Binding is tight.

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  • Title Utopia
  • Author Thomas More
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint Edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 176
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Books, London
  • Publication date 2003
  • Features Bibliography
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 018824
  • ISBN 9780140449105 / 0140449108
  • Weight 0.3 lbs (0.14 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.8 x 5.06 x 0.43 in (19.81 x 12.85 x 1.09 cm)
  • Size Tradepaper
  • Age range 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Reading level 1390
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
    • Cultural Region: British
  • Category Politics / Current Events
  • Library of Congress subjects Utopias
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2003267785
  • Dewey Decimal Code 321.07
  • Quantity available 1

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Summary

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.

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From the publisher

In his most famous and controversial book, Utopia, Thomas More imagines a perfect island nation where thousands live in peace and harmony, men and women are both educated, and all property is communal. Through dialogue and correspondence between the protagonist Raphael Hythloday and his friends and contemporaries, More explores the theories behind war, political disagreements, social quarrels, and wealth distribution and imagines the day-to-day lives of those citizens enjoying freedom from fear, oppression, violence, and suffering. Originally written in Latin, this vision of an ideal world is also a scathing satire of Europe in the sixteenth century and has been hugely influential since publication, shaping utopian fiction even today.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

About the author

Thomas More was born a Londoner in 1477 or 1478. He served as a page, then studied at Oxford, was called to the bar and subsequently had a highly successful career in the City. Sent on an embassy to Flanders in 1515, he began Utopia there and completed it back in London. From 1528 he actively resisted innovation in religious matters and clashed with Henry VIII over his break with the Church. In July 1535, after he refused to accept the royal supremacy over the church, he was tried as a traitor at Westminster Hall and beheaded on Tower Hill. He was canonized by Pope Pius XI in 1935.

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