Utopia

What it's about

A traveller, Raphael Hythloday, first argues about the injustices of England and the futility of advising kings, then describes the island of Utopia, where property is held in common, gold is used for chamber pots and everyone works six hours a day. The book that gave the world its word for an ideal society, in Gilbert Burnet's 1684 translation.

Who it's for

- Readers interested in the history of political ideas and ideal societies - Anyone who enjoys satire aimed at power and money - Readers of Plato's Republic looking for its Renaissance answer

What’s inside

1. 1

   DISCOURSES OF RAPHAEL HYTHLODAY, OF THE BEST STATE OF A COMMONWEALTH

   67 min
2. 2

   OF THEIR TOWNS, PARTICULARLY OF AMAUROT

   4 min
3. 3

   OF THEIR MAGISTRATES

   2 min
4. 4

   OF THEIR TRADES, AND MANNER OF LIFE

   9 min
5. 5

   OF THEIR TRAFFIC

   9 min
6. 6

   OF THE TRAVELLING OF THE UTOPIANS

   37 min
7. 7

   OF THEIR SLAVES, AND OF THEIR MARRIAGES

   16 min
8. 8

   OF THEIR MILITARY DISCIPLINE

   17 min
9. 9

   OF THE RELIGIONS OF THE UTOPIANS

   31 min

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