Utopia
Author:
Publisher:
Varies, see individual formats and editions
Pub. Date:
Varies, see individual formats and editions
Language:
English
Description
Utopia, by Sir Thomas More, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics: New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate All editions are beautifully designed and include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences-biographical, historical, and literary-to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. One of the most influential books in the Western philosophical and literary tradition, Sir Thomas More's Utopia appeared in 1516. The formidable Henry VIII had recently assumed the throne in England, and conflicting ideas about religion were fueling the Reformation throughout Europe. A scathing satire, Utopia was hugely successful and vaulted More to the forefront of the growing humanist movement. The story of Utopia is told by a mysterious sailor named Raphael Hythloday, who travels to the New World with the Italian explorer Vespucci and remains at a fort built at the farthest point reached. From there, he discovers a strange island kingdom named Utopia, a pagan and communist city-state in which language, social customs, dress, architecture, and education are identical throughout the country's fifty-four cities. The Utopians have eliminated wealth, the nobility, and currency. Labor and goods are distributed equally and property is held in common. And there are no monasteries, alehouses, or academies to tempt a person to withdraw from society. Given More's satiric leanings and eventual execution, is Utopia simply an attack on Europe's wickedness? Or is it a philosophical tract extolling the ideal way to live? Ultimately, Utopia navigates a course between the desire to create perfection and the pragmatic understanding that perfection, given the fallibility of mankind, is impossible. Wayne A. Rebhorn is Celanese Centennial Professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin. He has written extensively on Renaissance literature in English, Italian, French, Spanish, and Latin, on authors from Boccaccio through More and Shakespeare down to Milton.
Subjects
Subjects
Africans
Africans -- Fiction
Civilization
Civilization -- Fiction
Diplomacy
Diplomacy -- Fiction
Electronic books
Ethics
Ethics -- Fiction
Europe
History
History -- Methodology
History -- Philosophy
History -- Philosophy -- Fiction
International relations
International relations -- Fiction
Irish literature
Irish literature -- Fiction
Literature
Literature -- Fiction
Methodology
Philosophy
Philosophy -- Fiction
Political science
Political science -- Fiction
Utopias
Utopias -- Fiction
Africans -- Fiction
Civilization
Civilization -- Fiction
Diplomacy
Diplomacy -- Fiction
Electronic books
Ethics
Ethics -- Fiction
Europe
History
History -- Methodology
History -- Philosophy
History -- Philosophy -- Fiction
International relations
International relations -- Fiction
Irish literature
Irish literature -- Fiction
Literature
Literature -- Fiction
Methodology
Philosophy
Philosophy -- Fiction
Political science
Political science -- Fiction
Utopias
Utopias -- Fiction
More Details
ISBN:
9781452621210
9780486110707
9781411433397
9781982486426
9780486110707
9781411433397
9781982486426
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Staff View
Grouping Information
Grouped Work ID | 56a32946-8f09-de89-f94f-41b8d06b4038 |
---|---|
Grouping Title | utopia |
Grouping Author | sir thomas more |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-01-26 15:04:47PM |
Last Indexed | 2024-04-27 22:51:18PM |
Solr Fields
accelerated_reader_point_value
0
accelerated_reader_reading_level
0
auth_author2
Adams, James
Prebble, Simon
Prebble, Simon
author
More, Sir Thomas
author2-role
Adams, James,reader
Prebble, Simon,reader
hoopla digital
Prebble, Simon,reader
hoopla digital
author_display
More, Sir Thomas
display_description
Utopia, by Sir Thomas More, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics: New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate All editions are beautifully designed and include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences-biographical, historical, and literary-to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. One of the most influential books in the Western philosophical and literary tradition, Sir Thomas More's Utopia appeared in 1516. The formidable Henry VIII had recently assumed the throne in England, and conflicting ideas about religion were fueling the Reformation throughout Europe. A scathing satire, Utopia was hugely successful and vaulted More to the forefront of the growing humanist movement. The story of Utopia is told by a mysterious sailor named Raphael Hythloday, who travels to the New World with the Italian explorer Vespucci and remains at a fort built at the farthest point reached. From there, he discovers a strange island kingdom named Utopia, a pagan and communist city-state in which language, social customs, dress, architecture, and education are identical throughout the country's fifty-four cities. The Utopians have eliminated wealth, the nobility, and currency. Labor and goods are distributed equally and property is held in common. And there are no monasteries, alehouses, or academies to tempt a person to withdraw from society. Given More's satiric leanings and eventual execution, is Utopia simply an attack on Europe's wickedness? Or is it a philosophical tract extolling the ideal way to live? Ultimately, Utopia navigates a course between the desire to create perfection and the pragmatic understanding that perfection, given the fallibility of mankind, is impossible. Wayne A. Rebhorn is Celanese Centennial Professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin. He has written extensively on Renaissance literature in English, Italian, French, Spanish, and Latin, on authors from Boccaccio through More and Shakespeare down to Milton.
format_category_eh
Audio Books
eBook
eBook
format_eh
eAudiobook
eBook
eBook
id
56a32946-8f09-de89-f94f-41b8d06b4038
isbn
9780486110707
9781411433397
9781452621210
9781982486426
9781411433397
9781452621210
9781982486426
last_indexed
2024-04-28T04:51:18.838Z
lexile_score
-1
literary_form
Fiction
literary_form_full
Fiction
local_time_since_added_eh
Year
primary_isbn
9781452621210
publishDate
2008
2009
2011
2012
2009
2011
2012
publisher
Barnes & Noble Classics
Blackstone Publishing
Dover Publications
Tantor Media, Inc
Blackstone Publishing
Dover Publications
Tantor Media, Inc
recordtype
grouped_work
subject_facet
Africans
Africans -- Fiction
Civilization
Civilization -- Fiction
Diplomacy
Diplomacy -- Fiction
Electronic books
Ethics
Ethics -- Fiction
Europe
History -- Methodology
History -- Philosophy
History -- Philosophy -- Fiction
International relations
International relations -- Fiction
Irish literature
Irish literature -- Fiction
Literature
Literature -- Fiction
Philosophy
Philosophy -- Fiction
Political science
Political science -- Fiction
Utopias
Utopias -- Fiction
Africans -- Fiction
Civilization
Civilization -- Fiction
Diplomacy
Diplomacy -- Fiction
Electronic books
Ethics
Ethics -- Fiction
Europe
History -- Methodology
History -- Philosophy
History -- Philosophy -- Fiction
International relations
International relations -- Fiction
Irish literature
Irish literature -- Fiction
Literature
Literature -- Fiction
Philosophy
Philosophy -- Fiction
Political science
Political science -- Fiction
Utopias
Utopias -- Fiction
title_display
Utopia
title_full
Utopia [electronic resource] / Sir Thomas More
title_short
Utopia
topic_facet
Africans
Civilization
Diplomacy
Electronic books
Ethics
History
International relations
Irish literature
Literature
Methodology
Philosophy
Political science
Utopias
Civilization
Diplomacy
Electronic books
Ethics
History
International relations
Irish literature
Literature
Methodology
Philosophy
Political science
Utopias
Solr Details Tables
item_details
Bib Id | Item Id | Shelf Loc | Call Num | Format | Format Category | Num Copies | Is Order Item | Is eContent | eContent Source | eContent URL | Detailed Status | Last Checkin | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
hoopla:MWT10027793 | Online Hoopla Collection | Online Hoopla | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 1 | false | true | Hoopla | https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/10027793?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435 | Available Online | |||
hoopla:MWT15347958 | Online Hoopla Collection | Online Hoopla | eBook | eBook | 1 | false | true | Hoopla | https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/15347958?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435 | Available Online | |||
hoopla:MWT11602556 | Online Hoopla Collection | Online Hoopla | eBook | eBook | 1 | false | true | Hoopla | https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11602556?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435 | Available Online | |||
hoopla:MWT10755383 | Online Hoopla Collection | Online Hoopla | eAudiobook | Audio Books | 1 | false | true | Hoopla | https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/10755383?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435 | Available Online |
record_details
Bib Id | Format | Format Category | Edition | Language | Publisher | Publication Date | Physical Description | Abridged |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
hoopla:MWT10027793 | eAudiobook | Audio Books | Unabridged | English | Blackstone Publishing | 2008 | 1 online resource (1 audio file (4hr., 10 min.)) : digital. | |
hoopla:MWT15347958 | eBook | eBook | English | Barnes & Noble Classics | 2009 | 1 online resource (304 pages) | ||
hoopla:MWT11602556 | eBook | eBook | English | Dover Publications | 2012 | 1 online resource (96 pages) | ||
hoopla:MWT10755383 | eAudiobook | Audio Books | Unabridged | English | Tantor Media, Inc | 2011 | 1 online resource (1 audio file (240 min.)) : digital. |
scoping_details_eh
Bib Id | Item Id | Grouped Status | Status | Locally Owned | Available | Holdable | Bookable | In Library Use Only | Library Owned | Holdable PTypes | Bookable PTypes | Local Url |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
hoopla:MWT10027793 | Available Online | Available Online | false | true | false | false | false | false | ||||
hoopla:MWT15347958 | Available Online | Available Online | false | true | false | false | false | false | ||||
hoopla:MWT11602556 | Available Online | Available Online | false | true | false | false | false | false | ||||
hoopla:MWT10755383 | Available Online | Available Online | false | true | false | false | false | false |