Utopia by Thomas More
A Truly Golden Little Book, No Less Beneficial than Entertaining, of a Republic's Best State and of the New Island Utopia
This book is a fictional work that presents a detailed description of an ideal society on an imaginary island located in the Atlantic Ocean. The narrative is presented as a dialogue between the author's character and a traveler who has visited the island. The society described is devoid of private property, with citizens living in communal dwellings, and it promotes education, religious tolerance, and a welfare state. The book explores political, social, and religious customs, providing a critique of European society and offering an alternative model of social organization.
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- Published
- 1516
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Very Short
- Pages
- 80-150
- Original Language
- Latin
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- Alternate Titles
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- A Utopia
- De Optimo Reipublicae Statu deque Nova Insula Utopia
- Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus, de optimo reipublicae statu, deque nova insula Utopia
- Thomas Morus, Utopia
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- 100th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 101 Significant Books (Good Reading: A Guide for Serious Readers)
- 500 Must Read Books (The Daily Telegraph)
- 501 Must-Read Books (LibraryThing)
- Classics Revisited (Kenneth Rexroth)
- Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher (Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher)
- Harold Bloom's The Western Canon (The Western Canon (Book) by Harold Bloom)
- Masterpieces of World Literature (Frank N. Magill)
- Select 100 (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
- The 100 Best Science Fiction Books of All Time (Tor)
- The Well-Educated Mind (Book)
- ZEIT-Bibliothek der 100 Bücher (Die Zeit)