Utopia 1516-2016 : More's eccentric essay and its activist aftermath /

This year marks the five-hundredth anniversary of Thomas More's widely influential book Utopia, and this volume brings together a number of scholars to consider the book, its long afterlife, and specifically its effects on political activists over the centuries. In addition to thorough studies...

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Other Authors: Sissa, Giulia, 1954- (Editor), Ruler, J. A. van, 1963- (Editor)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2017]
Online Access:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1498667
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Summary:This year marks the five-hundredth anniversary of Thomas More's widely influential book Utopia, and this volume brings together a number of scholars to consider the book, its long afterlife, and specifically its effects on political activists over the centuries. In addition to thorough studies of Utopia itself, and appraisals of More's relationship with Erasmus, the book presents detailed studies of the effect of Utopia on early modern England and the Low Countries, as well as philosophical reflections on ideology and the utopian mind, and much more.
Item Description:All articles in this book have been published in the journal Algemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte, vol. 108 (2016) no. 3.
Physical Description:1 online resource (243 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789048532926
9048532922
9789462982956
9462982953