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Before Utopia

The Making of Thomas More's Mind

Ross Dealy

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English
University of Toronto Press
03 March 2020
Before Utopia demonstrates that Thomas More's Utopia (1516) is not, as is widely accepted, a rhetorical play of spirit but is instead built from a particular philosophy. That philosophy is not Platonism, but classical Stoicism.

Deeply disturbed in his youth by the conviction that he needed to decide between a worldly and a monastic path, Thomas More was transformed in 1504 by Erasmus' De taedio Iesu and Enchiridion. As a consequence, he married in 1505 and wholeheartedly committed himself to worldly affairs. His Lucian (1506), written after working directly with Erasmus, adopts the Stoic mindset; Erasmus' Praise of Folly (1511) shows from beginning to end the workings of More's life-changing Stoic outlook. More's Utopia then goes on to systematically illustrate the Stoic unitary two-dimensional frame of thought within an imaginary New World setting.

Before Utopia is not just a book about Thomas More. It is a book about intellectual history and the movement of ideas from the ancient world to the Renaissance. Ross Dealy emphasizes the continuity between Erasmus and More in their religious and philosophical thought, and above all the decisive influence of Erasmus on More.
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Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication:   Canada
Dimensions:   Height: 231mm,  Width: 155mm,  Spine: 36mm
Weight:   780g
ISBN:   9781487506599
ISBN 10:   1487506597
Pages:   416
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Primary ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Ross Dealy is a retired associate professor at St. John’s University, NY.

Reviews for Before Utopia: The Making of Thomas More's Mind

It is not easy to say something new about one of the most frequently discussed works of Neo-Latin literature of all time, but Dealy has done so. -- Craig Kallendorf * <em>Neo-Latin News, Vol. 79, Nos. 1&2</em> *


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