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Sto caricando le informazioni... Utopia (Norton Critical Editions) (1516)di Thomas More
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. this is a test Utopia is presented in two sections. The first is a long introduction to the second, where Rafael Hytholoday explains the land of Utopia. This place was designed to cause the avoidance of greed and corruption and promote real public service. There was a great deal of uniformity throughout the Utopian cities and "reason" is presented as an organizing principle. Examination of Utopia shows a less pleasant implementation of the ideal for some individuals, including slavery and only limited toleration (and certainly not acceptance) of a more varied set of religious beliefs. What remains interesting to me is that (according to the included criticism) More was noted for making his presentation of humor in a serious manner, making the serious tone part of what was intended to be funny. This makes it difficult to determine at points what is intended as the genuine ideal and what is intended as mocking particular views of "ideal." Overall this was interesting material presented in a creative and original manner. It is foundational reading for understanding the concept of utopia as we view it now. What a great book with so much good advice. Substitute Iraq and Afghanistan from Book ! " Suppose I said the King should leave Italy alone because the single kingdom of France all by itself if almost too much for one man to govern". One wonders in this day of foreclosures Book 2 might not have an idea ..not serious... "Every year they change houses by lot " nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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Inspiring, provocative, prophetic, and enigmatic, Utopia is the literary masterpiece of a visionary statesman and one of the most influential books of the modern world. Based on Thomas More's penetrating analysis of the folly and tragedy of the politics of his time and all times, Utopia (1516) is a seedbed of alternative political institutions and a perennially challenging exploration of the possibilities and limitations of political action.This Norton Critical Edition is built on the translation that Robert M. Adams created for it in 1975. For the Third Edition, George M. Logan has carefully revised the translation, improving its accuracy while preserving the grace and verve that have made it the most highly regarded modern rendering of More's Renaissance Latin work."Backgrounds" includes a wide-ranging selection of the major secular and religious texts--from Plato to Amerigo Vespucci--that informed More's thinking, as well as a selection of the responses to his book by members of his own humanist circle and an account by G. R. Elton of the condition of England at the time More wrote."Criticism" now offers a more comprehensive survey of modern scholarship, adding excerpts from seminal books by Frederic Seebohm, Karl Kautsky, and Russell Ames, as well as selections from stimulating and influential recent readings by Dominic Baker-Smith and Eric Nelson. In the final section, on "Utopia's Modern Progeny," the opening chapter of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World is now complemented by excerpts from another great work in the complex tradition of utopian and dystopian fiction, Ursula K. Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness. Throughout the Third Edition, the editorial apparatus has been thoroughly revised and updated. An updated Selected Bibliography is also included. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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