Utopia

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Introduction Discourses of raphael hythloday, of the best state of a commonwealth Of their towns, particularly of amaurot Of their magistrates Of their trades, and manner of life Of their traffic Of the travelling of the utopians Of their slaves, and of their marriages Of their military discipline Of the religions of the utopians

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Composed: 1516 CE

Written in 1516, Thomas More’s Utopia describes the government and society of an ideal, imaginary island. As a work of political and social satire, More derived the title from the Greek ou-topo, meaning “no place” or “nowhere.” More’s fictional island serves as both a commentary on the turmoil of contemporary European politics and broaches the fundamental question of whether an ideal state can indeed exist.

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