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Utopia / written in Latin by Sir Thomas More and done into English by Ralph Robynson.

Summary:

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.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 164 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Heritage Press, [1935]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Ralph Robynson's first edition is used for the text." -5th prelim. leaf.
Formatted Contents Note:
Presents the English statesman's classic denunciations of sixteenth-century tyranny and corruption and vision of an ideal society, along with historical and biographical notes.
Target Audience Note:
1390L Lexile
Language Note:
Translated from the Latin.
Genre: Utopian fiction.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Camden County Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Camden County Library District - Camdenton FIC MORE (Classic) (Text)
Digital Bookplate: Donated in memory of Gordon Perry by his family.
31320003981003 Adult Fiction Available -


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