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Highlights
- Five-hundred-year anniversary edition of More's Utopia, with writing from major science fiction writers Five hundred years since its first publication, Thomas More's Utopia remains astonishingly radical and provocative.
- About the Author: Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) was a counsellor to Henry VIII of England and a revered Renaissance humanist scholar.
- 224 Pages
- Political Science, Utopias
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About the Book
"The text of More's Utopia (1516) is based on the Cassell & Company edition of 1901, edited by David Price."Book Synopsis
Five-hundred-year anniversary edition of More's Utopia, with writing from major science fiction writers Five hundred years since its first publication, Thomas More's Utopia remains astonishingly radical and provocative. More imagines an island nation where thousands live in peace and harmony, men and women are both educated, and property is communal. In a text hovering between fantasy, satire, blueprint and game, More explores the theories and realities behind war, political conflicts, social tensions and redistribution, and imagines the day-to-day lives of a citizenry living free from fear, oppression, violence and suffering. But there has always been a shadow at the heart of Utopia. If this is a depiction of the perfect state, why, as well as wonder, does it provoke a growing unease? In this quincentenary edition, published in conjunction with Somerset House, More's text is introduced by multi-award-winning author China Miéville and accompanied by four essays from Ursula K. Le Guin, today's most distinguished utopian writer and thinker..Review Quotes
"We can't do without this book. We are all and have always been Thomas More's children."
--China Miéville "I am offered the Grand Inquisitor's choice. Will you choose freedom without happiness, or happiness without freedom? The only answer one can make, I think, is: No."
--Ursula K. Le Guin
About the Author
Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) was a counsellor to Henry VIII of England and a revered Renaissance humanist scholar. He was executed for refusing to acknowledge the king as head of the Church of England and was eventually canonized by the Catholic Church as a result. Ursula K. Le Guin is the author of twenty-two novels, four collections of essays, seven books of poetry, twelve children's books and over a hundred short stories. China Miéville is the award-winning author of numerous works of fiction and non-fiction, including the The City and The City and This Census-Taker.Dimensions (Overall): 8.2 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: .46 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 224
Genre: Political Science
Sub-Genre: Utopias
Publisher: Verso
Format: Paperback
Author: Thomas More
Language: English
Street Date: November 8, 2016
TCIN: 90265084
UPC: 9781784787608
Item Number (DPCI): 247-02-7565
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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