Thomas More's Utopia

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:book
gptkbp:author gptkb:Thomas_More
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:England
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Peter_Giles
gptkbp:genre gptkb:philosophy
satire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thomas More's Utopia
gptkbp:influenced communism
socialism
utopian literature
gptkbp:language gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:mediaType gptkb:print
gptkbp:notableAdaptation various stage adaptations
gptkbp:notableCharacter gptkb:Peter_Giles
gptkb:Raphael_Hythloday
gptkb:Thomas_More_(character)
gptkbp:notableFor satirical tone
dialogue format
criticizes European society of the time
depicts communal property
fictional travel narrative
published anonymously
gptkbp:originalTitle Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus, de optimo rei publicae statu, deque nova insula Utopia
gptkbp:publicationYear 1516
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Dirk_Martens
gptkbp:releaseDate gptkb:Leuven,_Belgium
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Utopia_(fictional_island)
gptkbp:significance coined the term 'utopia'
inspired later utopian and dystopian works
major work of Renaissance humanism
gptkbp:structure two books
gptkbp:subject social criticism
ideal society
political systems
gptkbp:theme education
governance
justice
property development
slavery
religious tolerance
war and peace
work and leisure
family and marriage
travel and exploration
gptkbp:translatedInto gptkb:Gilbert_Burnet_(1684)
gptkb:Ralph_Robinson_(1551)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Reipublicae_Christianopolitanae_descriptio
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7