Utopia

**Five-hundred-year anniversary edition of More's __Utopia__, with writing from major science fiction writers**Five hundred years since its first publication, Thomas More's remains astonishingly radical and provocative. More imagines an island nation where thousands live in peace and harmony, men and women are both educated, and property is communal. In a text hovering between fantasy, satire, blueprint and game, More explores the theories and realities behind war, political conflicts, social tensions and redistribution, and imagines the day-to-day lives of a citizenry living free from fear, oppression, violence and suffering. But there has always been a shadow at the heart of . If this is a depiction of the perfect state, why, as well as wonder, does it provoke a growing unease? In this quincentenary edition, published in conjunction with Somerset House, More's text is introduced by multi-award-winning author China Miéville and... Five-hundred-year Anniversary Edition Of More's Utopia, With Writing From Major Science Fiction Writers Five Hundred Years Since Its First Publication, Thomas More's Astonishingly Radical Utopia Continues To Shape Speculative Fiction Today. More Imagines A Perfect Island Nation Where Thousands Live In Peace And Harmony, Men And Women Are Both Educated, And All Property Is Communal. Through Dialogue And Correspondence Between The Protagonist Raphael Hythloday And His Friends And Contemporaries, More Explores The Theories Behind War, Political Disagreements, Social Quarrels, And Wealth Distribution And Imagines The Day-to-day Lives Of Those Citizens Enjoying Freedom From Fear, Oppression, Violence And Suffering. This Vision Of An Ideal World Is Also A Scathing Satire Of Europe In The Sixteenth Century And Has Been Hugely Influential Since Publication, Shaping Utopian Fiction Even Today. In This Quincentenary Edition, More's Text Is Introduced By Award-winning Fiction Writer China Miéville, Who Explores The Limits Of Today's Utopias While Insisting On The Necessity Of Utopian Thinking, And Followed By Essays From Ursula K. Le Guin, Today's Most Distinguished Utopian Thinker, On Her Lifelong Engagement With More's Project. Five-hundred-year anniversary edition of More's Utopia, with writing from major science fiction writers Five hundred years since its first publication, Thomas More's Utopia remains astonishingly radical and provocative. More imagines an island nation where thousands live in peace and harmony, men and women are both educated, and property is communal. In a text hovering between fantasy, satire, blueprint and game, More explores the theories and realities behind war, political conflicts, social tensions and redistribution, and imagines the day-to-day lives of a citizenry living free from fear, oppression, violence and suffering. But there has always been a shadow at the heart of Utopia. If this is a depiction of the perfect state, why, as well as wonder, does it provoke a growing unease' In this quincentenary edition, published in conjunction with Somerset House, More's text is introduced by multi-award-winning author China Mieville and accompanied by four essays from Ursula K. Le Guin, today's most distinguished utopian writer and thinker. From the Trade Paperback edition Five-hundred-year anniversary edition of More’s Utopia , with writing from major science fiction writers Five hundred years since its first publication, Thomas More’s Utopia remains astonishingly radical and provocative. More imagines an island nation where thousands live in peace and harmony, men and women are both educated, and property is communal. In a text hovering between fantasy, satire, blueprint and game, More explores the theories and realities behind war, political conflicts, social tensions and redistribution, and imagines the day-to-day lives of a citizenry living free from fear, oppression, violence and suffering. But there has always been a shadow at the heart of Utopia . If this is a depiction of the perfect state, why, as well as wonder, does it provoke a growing unease? In this quincentenary edition, published in conjunction with Somerset House, More’s text is introduced by multi-award-winning author China Miéville and accompanied by four essays from Ursula K. Le Guin, today’s most distinguished utopian writer and thinker.. "Five hundred years since its first publication, Thomas More's Utopia remains astonishingly radical and provocative. More imagines an island nation where thousands live in peace and harmony, men and women are both educated, and property is communal. In a text hovering between fantasy, satire, blueprint and game, More explores the theories and realities behind war, political conflicts, social tensions and redistribution, and imagines the day-to-day lives of a citizenry living free from fear, oppression, violence and suffering. But there has always been a shadow at the heart of Utopia. If this is a depiction of the perfect state, why, as well as wonder, does it provoke a growing unease? Here, More's text is introduced by multi-award-winning author China Miéville and accompanied by four essays from Ursula K. Le Guin, today's most distinguished utopian writer and thinker."-- Adapted from page [4] of cover