{"product_id":"three-early-modern-utopias-thomas-more-utopia-francis-bacon-new-atlantis-henry-neville-the-isle-of-pines-paperback","title":"Three Early Modern Utopias: Thomas More: Utopia \/ Francis Bacon: New Atlantis \/ Henry Neville: The Isle of Pines - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas More\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFrancis Bacon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHenry Neville\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the publication of \u003cem\u003eUtopia\u003c\/em\u003e (1516), Thomas More provided a scathing analysis of the shortcomings of his own society, a realistic suggestion for an alternative mode of social organization, and a satire on unrealistic idealism. Enormously influential, it remains a challenging as well as a playful text. This edition reprints Ralph Robinson's 1556 translation from More's original Latin together with letters and illustrations that accompanied early editions of \u003cem\u003eUtopia\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition also includes two other, hitherto less accessible, utopian narratives. \u003cem\u003eNew Atlantis\u003c\/em\u003e (1627) offers a fictional illustration of Francis Bacon's visionary ideal of the role that science should play in the modern society. Henry Neville's \u003cem\u003eThe Isle of Pines\u003c\/em\u003e (1668), a precursor of Defoe's \u003cem\u003eRobinson Crusoe\u003c\/em\u003e, engages with some of the sexual, racial, and colonialist anxieties of the end of the early modern period. Bringing together these three New World texts, and situating them in a wider Renaissance context, this edition--which includes letters, maps, and alphabets that accompanied early editions--illustrates the diversity of the early modern utopian imagination, as well as the different purposes to which it could be put. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Series: \u003c\/strong\u003e For over 100 years \u003cstrong\u003eOxford World's Classics \u003c\/strong\u003ehas made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 7.72 x 5.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 15, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753998844192,"sku":"9780199537990","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6991a8ff79de9d19cbd1abba320f2033.webp?v=1780031225","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/three-early-modern-utopias-thomas-more-utopia-francis-bacon-new-atlantis-henry-neville-the-isle-of-pines-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}