Utopia [electronic resource] / Thomas More.
In this political work written in 1516, Utopia is the name given by Sir Thomas More to an imaginary island. Book I ofUtopia, a dialogue, presents a perceptive analysis of contemporary social, economic, and moral ills in England. Book II is a narrative describing a country run according to the ideals of the English humanists, where poverty, crime, injustice, and other ills do not exist. Locating his island in the New World, More bestowed it with everything to support a perfectly organized and happy people. The name of this fictitious place, Utopia, coined by More, passed into general usage and has been applied to all such ideal fictions, fantasies, and blueprints for the future, including works by Rabelais, Francis Bacon, Samuel Butler, and several by H. G. Wells, including hisA Modern Utopia.
Electronic resources
Record details
- ISBN: 9781481544566
- ISBN: 148154456X
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 audio file (4hr., 10 min.)) : digital.
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: [United States] : Blackstone Publishing, 2008.
- Distributor: Made available through hoopla
Content descriptions
- Restrictions on Access Note:
- Flex title available through hoopla.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Read by James Adams.
- System Details Note:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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- Philosophy.
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