Utopia

Utopia
Authors
More, Sir Saint Thomas
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Tags
classics , philosophy , politics , science fiction
ISBN
9780140449105
Date
1516-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.26 MB
Lang
en
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Utopia (Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus, de optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia) is a satirical work of fiction and political philosophy by Thomas More (1478–1535) published in 1516 in Latin. The book is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society as described by the character Raphael Hythloday who lived there some years, who describes and its religious, social and political customs.