Utopia by Thomas More
November 19 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
featuring H.M. Cushman, Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature
Five-hundred-year anniversary edition of More’s Utopia, with writing from major science fiction writers China Miéville and Ursula K. Le Guin
Five hundred years since its first publication, Thomas More’s Utopia remains astonishingly radical and provocative. More imagines an island nation where thousands live in peace and harmony, men and women are both educated, and property is communal. In a text hovering between fantasy, satire, blueprint and game, More explores the theories and realities behind war, political conflicts, social tensions and redistribution, and imagines the day-to-day lives of a citizenry living free from fear, oppression, violence and suffering.
But there has always been a shadow at the heart of Utopia. If this is a depiction of the perfect state, why, as well as wonder, does it provoke a growing unease?
DETAILS
Meeting Dates and Times: Tuesday, November 19 |10:00 am-12:00 pm
Cost: $25, includes a copy of the book shipped to your home
This is a hybrid program held at Flyleaf Books. A very limited number of virtual seats are available on a first come, first served basis
Due to the nature of the reading groups, refunds are not available.
