Thomas More: 46 books

This edition includes:-Several illustrations from the original work-Extended and up to date introduction-A discussion of the structure of the book First published in 1516, Saint Thomas More's Utopia is one of the most important works of European humanism. Through the voice of the mysterious...

De Optimo Republicae Statu deque Nova Insula Utopia (translated On the Best State of a Republic and on the New Island of Utopia) or more simply Utopia is a 1516 book by Sir (Saint) Thomas More. The book, written in Latin, is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its...

"I die the King's good servant, but God's first," declared Sir Thomas More from the scaffold upon his 1535 execution for treason. Condemned to death for his refusal to acknowledge Henry VIII as the Supreme Head of the Church of England, More spent his final months in the Tower of London,...

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Pamphlet virulent dirigé contre la société anglaise d'Henri VIII et construction imaginaire proposant en contrepoint l'image d'une société idéale, L'Utopie, publiée en 1516, est la célebre contribution de l'humaniste chrétien Thomas More au débat philosophique sur les finalités du politique....

Sir Thomas More wrote Utopia in 1516 in Latin. His Utopia is a fictional island, whose society, religion and politics he explores. Critics do not believe that the island depicted More's idea of the perfect society, but rather that he hoped to throw the politics of his own time into a new light by contrasting them with his imagined island society. The work references Plato's Republic.

Thomas More (o Tommaso Moro) scrisse l’Utopia nel 1516 circa. Nell’opera, articolata in due libri, è descritta una immaginaria e favolosa isola/regno abitata da una società ideale e perfetta. More derivò il titolo dal greco antico, con un gioco di parole fra ou-topos (non-luogo) ed eu-topos...

Imaginary voyage is a kind of narrative in which utopian or satirical representation (or some popular science content) is put into a fictional frame of travel account. This Golden Deer Classics compilation contains the following imaginary voyage stories: - Utopia by Thomas More - Gargantua by François...

By the seventeenth century, the name Machiavelli (since The Princes publication in 1532) had become synonymous with diabolical cunning, a meaning that it still carries today. At the same time Sir Thomas More (14771535) was the first person to write of a 'utopia', a word used to describe a perfect...

In 1516, Thomas More set out to show that paradise isn't always what it's cracked up to be. The book is a masterpiece that tackles complex themes of religion and social customs. The books language and tone can seem a bit archaic--until now. This book, the latest in the Plain and Simple English series, presents the novel in a way that's accessible for all readers.

This is a fully revised edition of one of the most successful volumes in the Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought series. Incorporating extensive updates to the editorial apparatus, including the introduction, suggestions for further reading, and footnotes, this third edition of More's...

This is a fully revised edition of what is already one of the most successful volumes in the entire series of Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought. This revision incorporates the many refinements to the translation of Utopia undertaken for the dual-language scholarly edition published...

With an Introduction by Mishtooni Bose. More’s Utopia is a complex, innovative and penetrating contribution to political thought, culminating in the famous ’description’ of the Utopians, who live according to the principles of natural law, but are receptive to Christian teachings,...

En "Utopía", More ambiciona un modelo de sociedad fundamentado en la justicia social y solidaridad entre los hombres que, como una gran familia, gestionan y disponen de manera equitativa los recursos que producen, puesto que la apropiación del poder, de la riqueza y la propiedad privada, al redistribuir los bienes, divide los intereses de los hombres y a los hombres mismos.