Medieval Latin Literature - Literary Criticism, Social Philosophy, Renaissance Philosophy, General & Miscellaneous British Philosophy, English Fiction & Prose Literature - 16th-17th Century - Literary Criticism, World History - General & Miscellaneous, 14
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A study in intellectual history and the history of the book, this work examines the humanist movement in sixteenth-century England and traces the reception of a single work, Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516), in relation to that movement.. "Scrutinizing translations, popularizations, "anti-Utopias," and theological debates, David Weil Baker makes the case that the humanists of the English Renaissance were themselves reading More's Utopia, Erasmus's Praise of Folly, and other works of Continental humanism in far more politically radical ways than scholars have generally recognized.Editorials
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Baker (English, Rutgers U.) examines the 16th-century humanist movement in England, tracing the reception of Sir Thomas More's (1516) in relation to it. He argues that humanists of the English Renaissance were themselves reading More's , Erasmus's , and other works of Continental humanism in much more politically radical ways than scholars have generally recognized. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
August 31, 1999
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Pages
248
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781558491984