Utopia by Sir Thomas More | Summary & Analysis
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Course Hero Literature Instructor Russell Jaffe provides an in-depth analysis of the plot, characters, symbols, and main ideas in Sir Thomas More's novel Utopia.
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Sir Thomas More's Utopia is a satirical novel that brought us today's common word for a perfect society. More coined the word "utopia" from the Greek for "good place."
The story is structured as a series of conversations between More and fictional traveler Raphael Hythloday, who has just returned from a journey during which he visited the titular island. This supposedly ideal civilization is governed by ideas that are by turns egalitarian and draconian-property and work are divided equally, but punishments for certain relatively minor offenses are severe.
The novel, interpreted as both a sly critique of European governance and of the notion that society can be perfected, remains influential in the creation of imaginary worlds.
Later authors built on the ideas laid out in Utopia to write utopian and dystopian books such as 1984, Brave New World, and Walden Two. The idea of utopia has also influenced the development of such political philosophies as communism and the cooperative and commune movements.
Sir Thomas More, one of the most famous men in European history, first published Utopia in Latin in 1516. He never describes a particular purpose in writing Utopia. However, scholars agree it is a combination of social satire and genuine philosophical thinking.
The book contains many powerful themes, such as property and wealth, the perfect place, and crime and punishment. Symbols include the island representing Utopia’s uniqueness and isolation from the world, and gold representing the futility of greed in a society where everyone’s needs are met.
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really good video. Thank you for the utopian summary.
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I wonder why Utopia became a word for an ideal world. With a few exceptions, Utopia seems a nightmare
Someone's Utopia is a Dystopia for others. That's something Marxist/Communist/Socialist/Collectivist believers don't get, that's why personal liberty and universal rights are important.
There’s a word he could have used: Eutopia, meaning “good place”. But the author chose Utopia, meaning “no place”. Makes ya think.
@@PetervandenHeuvel81 I agree, as my family had the misfortune to suffer under the purest Communist regime the world has ever known. That's why Utopia frightened me so much
that was not communism tho
@@Charlyzar yes it was
Useful video..liked it
“He wrote the history of King Richard III in 1557”
No, Thomas More was executed by Henry VIII in 1535
he in fact wrote it during 1513-1518
Great video :)
What are the main aspects of Utopia ? @Course Hero
Thanks Sir.
This guy is so passionate! Amazing. Ill try to read the book it seems so interesting
its not :(
It's amazing and really interesting. I read it twice now, the first time as a child and the second time very recently. it's so interesting when considering the time period it was written in
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As far as I remember, Utopians can be engaged in any creative or academic activities if they want to or if they are acknowledged to have enough abilities. Thus their life seems not so boring to me.
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Nice video.... Sir could u plz make a video for the summary, characters and themes of novel 'The Price' by arthur Miller
Why do Indians always call random people on the internet sir and write please as plz. It’s so cringey. Please stop writing please like that
Reminds me of an obscure long forgotten 90s science fiction tv series?!
Utopia does not mean the 'perfect place' it means the 'no place'. However, in Latin 'Eutopia' would mean the 'perfect place' (more accurately the 'good place')
How can gold not be valuable to them if they are able to pay for goods or services from outsiders with it??
The outsiders value the gold. Utopians dont have to so they can use it without incurring any loss. I think...
First thing that Utopia is a high functioning and productive country where they have surplus good rather than importing. When you have surplus, you export. When you exchange goods with other country, it creates a debt on the country which buys it from Utopia, and they give what Utopia wants according to the value of the goods they received; it can be some other goods which Utopia cannot produce or it can be a debt that Utopians can use later in many ways other than money transaction. So chances of money involving in transactions of goods and day to day life will be very less. Since Utopian philosophy, laws and upbringing discourages the population from having pleasure from wealth and possessions, valuable metals and stones become unprofitable for themselves, but they maybe building art or utensils with them. When everyone in the country gets equal share of food, cloth and power, act of becoming rich in possession of gold or money becomes absurd.
@@riyadhul-hoque6851 but it has value now. Others want it and exchange goods for it. It's now valued.
@@Agrumin no it doesn't have value because the utopians dont need.... because they dont need it they can give it to mercenaries etc
@@riyadhul-hoque6851 it gets new value as they "give" it for something else to mercenaries.
thank you!!!!!
the little figures striking poses got so distracting lol
1492 - Columbus discovers "new world". 1516 - More writes Utopia.
You should do one on the Communist📕 Manifesto
Nice presentation
The perfect place Utopian were in Now is the name of Ethiopian.and the historys become in Ethiopian History the other name Abesinya (ኢትዮጵያ)
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A utopia is created by one’s ideals/opinions of a perfect paradise based on their likings
Simply put, it’s a delusion
I read the book and anyone who knows about Ethiopia would say its the History of Ethiopia
Jveux un résumé en français
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The Ethiopian root of Thomas More’s Utopia
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In Tudor times one definition of Utopia would be a world without Thomas More and Papist corruption. An educated but malign individual - one example, his vitriolic antipathy to a bible in English. If you want to sanctify someone from that time, then William Tyndale is a wholly more deserving martyr.
What rights do women not have now that they do in the book?
This guy talks way too fast
you can slow down the playback speed if that helps
Communism defined.
Is this an american
Siene he sounds like some west coast, soy boi. So no, real Americans have a backbone.
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