In this political work written in 1516, Utopia is the name given by Sir Thomas More to an imaginary island. Book I ofUtopia, a dialogue, presents a perceptive analysis of contemporary social, economic, and moral ills in England. Book II is a narrative describing a country run according to the ideals of the English humanists, where poverty, crime, injustice, and other ills do not exist. Locating his island in the New World, More bestowed it with everything to support a perfectly organized and happy people.
The name of this fictitious place, Utopia, coined by More, passed into general usage and has been applied to all such ideal fictions, fantasies, and blueprints for the future, including works by Rabelais, Francis Bacon, Samuel Butler, and several by H. G. Wells, including hisA Modern Utopia.
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"I loved it. This wasn't the first time I've read it, but this is the first time I had to read it for a class paper. So that was fun. I think everyone should read this book at least once in their life because it speaks a lot about humanity and society and how it all should or could work. I personally don't think Utopia is that "utopian" (that's what I'm writing my paper on), but it does raise some interesting and realistic points that we should consider about our life."
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