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Mores 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, who hold all possessions in common, and view gold as worthless. Sir thomas mores utopia explained with chapter summaries in just a few minutes. In utopia, more paints a vision of the customs and practices of a distant island, but utopia means no place and his narrators name, hythlodaeus, translates as dispenser of nonsense. This fantastical tale masks what is a serious and subversive analysis of the failings of mores society. Utopia book ii 1 sir thomas more book ii he island of utopia is in the middle 200 miles broad, and holds almost at the same breadth over a great part of it. Visit the site to download free ebooks of classic literature, books and novels. Sir thomas more, son of sir john more, a justice of the kings bench, was born in 1478, in milk street, in the city of london. Utopia translated with an introduction by paul turner. Thomas more author thomas more was born a londoner in 1477 or 1478. As the traveller, raphael, describes the island to more, a bitter. Utopia penguin classics by thomas more, paul turner.
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