{"product_id":"utopia-thomas-more-9781534609822","title":"Utopia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUtopia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas More \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDe optimo rei publicae deque nova insula Utopia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUtopia (Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus, de optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia) is a work of fiction and political philosophy by Thomas More (1478-1535) published in 1516 in Latin. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe work begins with written correspondence between Thomas More and several people he had met on the continent: Peter Gilles, town clerk of Antwerp, and Hieronymus van Busleyden, counselor to Charles V. More chose these letters, which are communications between actual people, to further the plausibility of his fictional land. In the same spirit, these letters also include a specimen of the Utopian alphabet and its poetry. The letters also explain the lack of widespread travel to Utopia; during the first mention of the land, someone had coughed during announcement of the exact longitude and latitude. The first book tells of the traveller Raphael Hythlodaeus, to whom More is introduced in Antwerp, and it also explores the subject of how best to counsel a prince, a popular topic at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas More\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1534609822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781534609822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 66\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.01w x 0.14d","brand":"Thomas More","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47244174754047,"sku":"9781534609822","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3fa11f41-b4b6-47b1-8cdc-e7e767d5dd83.jpg?v=1758135109","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/utopia-thomas-more-9781534609822","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}