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- Thomas More was a prominent figure in England, serving as lord chancellor before his imprisonment and execution due to his opposition to Henry VIII's actions.
- More's most notable work, "Utopia," was written in Latin and explores the concept of an ideal society through a fictional narrative.
- The title "Utopia" is derived from Greek, meaning "nowhere," signifying an imaginative exploration of perfect governance.
- The book is divided into two parts: the first critiques the social issues in England, while the second describes Utopia, a society characterized by harmony, justice, and equality.
- "Utopia" draws inspiration from Plato's ideas of a perfect state, envisioning a society with a fair distribution of work and religious freedom.
Thomas More
Thomas More was bom in London and frequented the Oxford college. He entered parliament and became lord chancellor ofEngland. More opposed the decision on Henry 8 to divorce and refused tbe act of supremacy; for tbese reasons he was imprisoned in the tower of London and he was beheaded. He was buried in the tower and his head was exhibited on the London Bridge. The most important work of Thomas More was Utopia, a text written in Latin, tbe intemationallanguage ofmeaning.
The title derived rrom tbe Greek ou topos and means nowhere. It is a political assay the analyzed tbe best possible form of govemment. It was divided into two books; in tbe tirst there was a description of England and places where the poverty produced crime and socials problems; in the second book he describes Utopia as the ideai state where tbere are harmony and justice; people work only slx hours, men and women with equal rights and religious rreedom. Tbe opera was inspired by Plato' s notion of the perfect state.
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