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    Utopia: Novel

    By Thomas More

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    Thomas Morus wrote his famous novel in 1516. "Utopia" is still one of the world's most widely read books. The later executed scholar, politician and diplomat Morus describes in a fictional act, as he imagines the best possible state of a state. Morus' friend, the humanist Erasmus of Rotterdam, urged publication of the story: A sailor arrives in the wondrous island of Utopia. He lives there for some time and finds an (almost) ideal society in which among other things religious tolerance, equality as well as the promotion of the pursuit of education and democracy forms the basis of the state. People showing off their wealth are not considered in Utopia. Besides work there is enough time for the family, but everyone can live well. In many countries, such a contented society is still a utopia ...
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBooks on Demand
    Release dateApr 5, 2018
    ISBN9783752815993
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    Thomas More

    Thomas More (1478-1535) was an English lawyer, judge, philosopher, statesman, and humanist. Born in London, he was the second of six children born to Sir John More and his wife Agnes. From 1490 to 1492, he served as household page for Archbishop of Canterbury John Morton, who introduced him to Renaissance humanism and nominated him for a spot at the University of Oxford. After two years of learning Latin and Greek, he left to study law and was called to the Bar in 1502. Two years later, he was elected to Parliament, launching his political career in earnest. In 1516, while serving as Privy Counsellor, More published Utopia, a work of political philosophy and social satire that describes the customs of a fictional island nation. After a series of prominent posts in the court of King Henry VIII, More succeeded Thomas Wolsey as Lord Chancellor in 1529, making him one of the most powerful men in England. His three-year reign was mired in controversy, as he worked to impede the influence of the Protestant Reformation through the persecution of heretics and the suppression of Lutheran books, especially the Tyndale Bible. In 1530, he refused to sign a letter to Pope Clement VII that sought to annul Henry’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon, damaging his relationship with the King and distancing himself from clergymen loyal to the crown. After resigning in 1532, he further enraged the King by refusing to attend the coronation of Anne Boleyn, leading to a series of charges orchestrated by Thomas Cromwell. His refusal to take the Oath of Supremacy, which recognized the King as the figurehead of a new Church of England, would culminate in his being found guilty of high treason in 1535. Five days after his trial by jury, More was beheaded at Tower Hill. Recognized as a martyr by the Catholic Church, he was canonized as a saint in 1935 by Pope Pius XI.

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