Three Early Modern Utopias by Saint Thomas More
Thomas More: Utopia/ Francis Bacon: New Atlantis/Henry Neville: The Isle of Pines With the publication of Utopia (1516), Thomas More introduced into the English language not only a new word, but a new way of thinking about the gulf between what ought to be and what is. His Utopia is at once a scathing analysis of the shortcomings of his own society, a realistic suggestion for an alternative mode of social organization, and a satire on unrealistic idealism. Enormously influential, it remains a challenging as well as a playful text. This edition reprints Ralph Robinson's 1556 translation from More's original Latin together with letters and illustrations that accompanied early editions of Utopia. Utopia was only one of many early modern treatments of other worlds. This edition also includes two other, hitherto less accessible, utopian narratives. New Atlantis (1627) offers a fictional illustration of Francis Bacon's visionary ideal of the role that science should play in the modern society. Henry Neville's The Isle of Pines (1668), a precursor of Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, engages with some of the sexual, racial, and colonialist anxieties of the end of the early modern period. Together these texts illustrate the diversity of the early modern utopian imagination, as well as the different purposes to which it could be put.Henry was born and raised in the country of South Africa. He had two hobbies in life: animation and writing, as well as an interest in Ancient Egypt. He obtained work as a staff artist/technical assistant at the Durban Natural History Museum after a series of career changes. His fascination in Ancient Egypt prompted him to pursue more research while working on the mummy exhibit. The plot for a historical fiction work emerged gradually.
He began writing the novel while commuting to and from work after another career change. In 2017, the final draft was done.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780192838858 |
| ISBN 10 | 0192838857 |
| Title | Three Early Modern Utopias |
| Author | Saint Thomas More |
| Series | Oxford World's Classics Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 1999-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 312 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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