More's Utopia
"Utopia" has a strong claim to be the most misunderstood book ever written; its name has been hijacked by countless idealistic schemes having little in common with More's own assessment of social possibilities. For although it contributes to a line of argument that can be traced from Plato to Marx, "Utopia" is first and foremost a literary work that appeals to the imagination and seeks to question us rather than to proffer answers.\ This study prepares the reader for these challenges, placing...
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This study plac Utopia in the context of early sixteenth-century Europe and the intellectual preoccupations of More's own humanist circle, and clarifying those sources in classical and Christian political thought that provoked his writing.
PrefaceTexts and abbreviations1Origins12'The sceptre of the rulers'233Platonic Satire384The Sanction of Custom565Narrative Credentials756The Dialogue of Counsel1047The Best State of a Commonwealth?1518Words and Deeds2019In Search of Utopia228Bibliography245Index261
