Utopia

1516 book by Thomas More

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Author: Thomas More
First published: 1518
Editions: 198
Subjects: Utopias, Proverbs, Bibliography, Utopías, Fiction, Miniature books, Early works to 1800, Nonfiction

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Author: Thomas More
Original title: Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus, de optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia
Translators: Ralph Robinson , Gilbert Burnet
Illustrator: Ambrosius Holbein
Language: Latin
Genre: Political philosophy , satire
Publisher: More
Publication place: Habsburg Netherlands
Media type: Print
Library of congress classification span: HX810.5 .E54
Preceded by: A Merry Jest
Followed by: Latin Poems
Original text: Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus, de optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia at Latin Wikisource
Translation: Utopia at Wikisource

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inception: 1516-00-00
short name: Utopia
Commons category: Utopia (book)
title: Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus, de optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia

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Utopia (Latin: Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus, de optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia, "A truly golden little book, not less beneficial than enjoyable, about how things should be in a state and about the new island Utopia") is a work of fiction and socio-political satire by Thomas More (1478–1535), written in Latin and published in 1516 and, revised, in 1518. The book is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social and political customs. Many aspects of More's description of Utopia are reminiscent of life in monasteries.

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