Utopia

First published in 1516, Thomas More's Utopia is one of the most influential books in the Western philosophical and literary tradition and one of the supreme achievements of Renaissance humanism. More's complexly ironic account of an imaginary communist society gave rise to the genre of utopian fiction and has been an inspiration to generations of political reformers. After nearly five centuries Utopia continues to provoke interest and debate among students and scholars. This edition presents a new version of the highly regarded translation by Robert M. Adams and assimilates important recent scholarship in its introductory materials.