Utopia: A Revised Translation Backgrounds Criticism - Couverture souple

More, Thomas

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0393961451 ISBN 13 : 9780393961454

Editeur : WW Norton & Co, 1991

Synopsis

Robert M. Adams's celebrated translation of Utopia has been meticulously revised for the Second Edition of this Norton Critical Edition. "Backgrounds" is designed to assist student readers in an appreciation of Utopia by shedding light on the different points of view contemporary with More's work. Included are new selections from Saint Benedict and Tasso, as well as a medieval satire on the land of Cockayne. "The Humanist Circle", a carefully chosen selection of letters, includes another important contribution by Erasmus. "Criticism" includes five new thought-provoking essays by Alistair Fox, Edward L. Surtz, G. R. Elton, Northrop Frye, and Robert M. Adams. Also new are selections from two modern anti-utopias or quasi-utopias-Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and B. F. Skinner's Walden Two-plus a selection from Edward Bellamy's once futuristic but now almost contemporary Looking Backward, which may be compared and contrasted with More's masterpiece. An updated Selected Bibliography is also included. Show less

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: WW Norton & Co
• Date d'édition: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0393961451
• ISBN 13: 9780393961454
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272