Utopia

Utopia
ISBN-10
1853264741
ISBN-13
9781853264740
Series
Utopia
Category
Utopias
Pages
134
Language
English
Published
1997
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions
Author
Thomas More

Description

One of the most influential books in the Western tradition, Thomas More's Utopia (1516) describes an imaginary island community enjoying perfect social and political harmony. This volume is the first to offer the original English translation of the work in an edition that allows students to explore in depth Utopia's historical and intellectual contexts as well as the circumstances of its reception. Based on Ralph Robynson's revised and corrected 1556 translation, with modernized spelling and extensive annotations, this edition returns students to the voice of the past, allowing them to experience the text as it was first encountered by early modern English readers.

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