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"Utopia has a strong claim to be the most misunderstood book ever written: its flame has been hijacked by countless idealistic schemes having little in common with More's own assessment of social possibilities. For although it contributes to a line of argument that can be traced from Plato to Marx, Utopia is first and foremost a literary work that appeals to the imagination and seeks to question us rather than to proffer answers." "This study prepares the reader for these challenges, placing the work in the context of early sixteenth-century Europe and the intellectual preoccupations of More's own humanist circle, and clarifying those sources in classical and Christian political thought that provoked his writing." "Utopia is presented as a reflection on political idealism, one that has lost none of its relevance in an age that has witnessed the collapse of Marxist aspirations to social control. Dominic Baker-Smith also surveys the varied critical reception accorded to Utopia over the last four centuries, providing a look at Utopia's role in cultural history."--Jacket

LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General. --- More, Thomas, --- 873.4 MORE, THOMAS --- 873.4 MORE, THOMAS Humanistisch Latijnse literatuur--MORE, THOMAS --- Humanistisch Latijnse literatuur--MORE, THOMAS --- Utopia (More, Thomas, Saint) --- De optimo reipublicae statu, deque nova insula Utopia, libri II (More, Thomas, Saint) --- Thomae Mori Utopia (More, Thomas, Saint) --- Utopia (More, Thomas, Sir, Saint)

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Before Utopia demonstrates that Thomas More’s Utopia (1516) is not, as is widely accepted, a rhetorical play of spirit but is instead built from a particular philosophy. That philosophy was not Platonism, but classical Stoicism. Deeply disturbed in his youth by the conviction that he needed to decide between a worldly and a monastic path, Thomas More’s outlook was transformed in 1504 by Erasmus’ De taedio Iesu and Enchiridion. As a consequence, he married in 1505 and wholeheartedly committed himself to worldly affairs. His Lucian (1506), written after working directly with Erasmus, adopts the Stoic mindset; Erasmus’ Praise of Folly (1511) shows from beginning to end the workings of More’s life-changing Stoic outlook. More’s Utopia then goes on to systematically illustrate the Stoic unitary two-dimensional frame of thought within an imaginary New World setting. Before Utopia is not just a book about Thomas More. It is a book about intellectual history and the movement of ideas from the ancient world to the Renaissance. Ross Dealy emphasizes the continuity between Erasmus and More in their religious and philosophical thought, and above all the decisive influence of Erasmus on More.

Learning and scholarship. --- More, Thomas, --- Erudition --- Scholarship --- Civilization --- Intellectual life --- Education --- Research --- Scholars --- More, Thomas --- Thomas More --- Moro, Tommaso --- Morus, Thomas --- Morus, T. --- More, T. --- Moro, Tomás --- Moor, Thomas, --- Moore, Thomas, --- Mor, Tomas, --- More, Tomás, --- Moro, Thomaz, --- Moro, Tomás, --- Moro, Tommaso, --- Morus, Tamás, --- Morus, Thomas, --- Morus, Tomasz, --- מורוס, תומאס, --- Моръ, Томасъ, --- Morʺ, Tomasʺ, --- Christianity. --- Cicero. --- Desiderius Erasmus. --- Enchiridion. --- Lucian. --- Renaissance. --- Seneca. --- Stoicism. --- The Praise of Folly. --- Thomas More. --- Utopia. --- historyof literature. --- intellectual history. --- philosophy. --- theology. --- Learning and scholarship --- Utopia (More, Thomas, Saint) --- De optimo reipublicae statu, deque nova insula Utopia, libri II (More, Thomas, Saint) --- Thomae Mori Utopia (More, Thomas, Saint) --- Utopia (More, Thomas, Sir, Saint)

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Colin Starnes radical interpretation of the long-recognized affinity of Thomas More's Utopia and Plato's Republic confirms the intrinsic links between the two works. Through commentary on More's own introduction to Book I, the author shows the Republic is everywhere present as the model of the ""best commonwealth,"" which More must first discredit as the root cause of the dreadful evils in the collapsing political situation of sixteenth-century Europe.

Plato --- More, Thomas, --- Influence --- Criticism and interpretation --- More, Thomas Sir, Saint --- -Plato --- -Aflāṭūn --- Aplaton --- Bolatu --- Platon, --- Platonas --- Platone --- Po-la-tʻu --- Pʻŭllatʻo --- Pʻŭllatʻon --- Pʻuratʻon --- Πλάτων --- אפלטון --- פלאטא --- פלאטאן --- פלאטו --- أفلاطون --- 柏拉圖 --- 플라톤 --- -Criticism and interpretation --- Plato. --- Moor, Thomas, --- Moore, Thomas, --- Mor, Tomas, --- More, Tomás, --- Moro, Thomaz, --- Moro, Tomás, --- Moro, Tommaso, --- Morus, Tamás, --- Morus, Thomas, --- Morus, Tomasz, --- מורוס, תומאס, --- Aflāṭūn --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Influence. --- Platon --- Platoon --- Моръ, Томасъ, --- Morʺ, Tomasʺ, --- Платон --- プラトン --- More, Thomas --- Thomas More --- Moro, Tommaso --- Morus, Thomas --- Morus, T. --- More, T. --- Moro, Tomás --- Utopias. --- Ideal states --- States, Ideal --- Utopian literature --- Political science --- Socialism --- Voyages, Imaginary --- Dystopias --- Plato - Influence --- Plato - Criticism and interpretation --- More, Thomas, - Sir, Saint, - 1478-1535 - Criticism and interpretation --- More, Thomas, - Saint, - 1478-1535 --- More, Thomas, - Sir, Saint, - 1478-1535

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This collection of essays addresses Thomas More's guiding principles of leadership through his writings, actions, and in recent artistic depictions.

Political science --- Christianity and politics --- Church and state --- Political philosophy --- Philosophy. --- Catholic Church. --- More, Thomas, --- Moor, Thomas, --- Moore, Thomas, --- Mor, Tomas, --- More, Tomás, --- Moro, Thomaz, --- Moro, Tomás, --- Moro, Tommaso, --- Morus, Tamás, --- Morus, Thomas, --- Morus, Tomasz, --- מורוס, תומאס, --- Моръ, Томасъ, --- Morʺ, Tomasʺ, --- More, Thomas --- Thomas More --- Moro, Tommaso --- Morus, Thomas --- Morus, T. --- More, T. --- Moro, Tomás

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Christian martyrs --- Humanists --- Statesmen --- Authors, English --- Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern) --- Christian literature, English --- History and criticism. --- More, Thomas, --- More, Thomas --- Thomas More --- Moro, Tommaso --- Morus, Thomas --- Morus, T. --- More, T. --- Moro, Tomás --- Moor, Thomas, --- Moore, Thomas, --- Mor, Tomas, --- More, Tomás, --- Moro, Thomaz, --- Moro, Tomás, --- Moro, Tommaso, --- Morus, Tamás, --- Morus, Thomas, --- Morus, Tomasz, --- מורוס, תומאס, --- Моръ, Томасъ, --- Morʺ, Tomasʺ, --- Knowledge --- Law. --- Religion. --- Political and social views. --- Criticism and interpretation.