Three Early Modern Utopias: Utopia / New Atlantis / The Isle of Pines by Francis Bacon, Henry Neville, Thomas More

Three Early Modern Utopias: Utopia / New Atlantis / The Isle of Pines

Francis Bacon, Henry Neville, Thomas More

320 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction classics philosophy challenging slow-paced
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With the publication of Utopia (1516), Thomas More provided a scathing analysis of the shortcomings of his own society, a realistic suggestion for an alternative mode of social organization, and a satire on unrealistic idealism. Enormously influen...

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Moods

challenging 50%
informative 50%
adventurous 25%
mysterious 25%
reflective 25%

Pace

slow 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 66% | N/A: 33%

Strong character development?

No: 100%

Loveable characters?

No: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 66% | Yes: 33%

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