More's UtopiaHarperCollinsAcademic, 1990 M12 31 - 269 pages Explores the range of individual readings of Utopia, as well as considering the general nature of the work - whether it is best approached as an intellectual history, a political science or a literary text. The author argues that these different perspectives were a part of More's scheme. |
Contents
The sceptre of the rulers | 23 |
Platonic Satire | 38 |
The Sanction of Custom | 56 |
Narrative Credentials | 75 |
The Dialogue of Counsel | 104 |
The Best State of a Commonwealth? | 151 |
Words and Deeds | 201 |
In Search of Utopia | 228 |
Bibliography | 245 |
Index | 261 |
Copyright | |