Utopia Flashcards
Thomas More wrote Utopia in Latin which year
1516
In which year was utopia translated into English
1551
Utopia starts with a conversation between 3 people, who are these 3 people
Peter Giles, Thomas More, And Raphael Hathloday
meaning of Hathloday
Dispenser of nonsense
The book is divided into 2 parts, what do they talk about
book 1: Raphael Hathloday talks about the flaws and faults of England’s society.
book 2: description of the utopian society
raphael hathloday was sent on a diplomatic mission by whom
King Henry 8th
whom does RH meet during his diplomatic mission
amrigo vespucci
thomas more was influenced by
plato
Utopian Society
No Private Property and Money
Occupation- farming and any other craft
No Lawyers
In utopia people worked for how many hours
6
How many cities did Utopia have
54
who were slaves
had to constantly work, people brought in from outside,
What were the least favorite passtime of the utopians
dicing and cards were not their favourite
Family structure of utopia
member - 10- 16 member
patriarchal society
3 storeys, front door would open in the street and the backdoor in the garden
Raphael Hythloday give whose example for thieves
Persians
