
Utopia
Author: Thomas More
Narrator: Douglas Mcdonald
Unabridged: 4 hr 20 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Right Way Publishing
Published: 06/29/2024
Categories: Fiction, Classic, Short Stories

Author: Thomas More
Narrator: Douglas Mcdonald
Unabridged: 4 hr 20 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Right Way Publishing
Published: 06/29/2024
Categories: Fiction, Classic, Short Stories
Sir Thomas More (1478–1535), was placed at number thirty-seven in the BBC’s poll of the “100 Greatest Britons.†An English statesman, lawyer, humanist, saint, poet, and author, he was one of the most versatile and talented men of his age. He held important government positions, including serving as lord chancellor. Though he had been a long-time friend of King Henry VIII, he was a staunch Catholic and could not accept the king’s demand that all subjects acknowledge the king above the pope, resulting in his execution in 1535. With his writing of Utopia, he takes his place with the most eminent humanists of the Renaissance.
I don't have many thoughts on this book, I think it was an interesting perspective but I mainly just read it due to it being assigned. I will say though it's not the worst book to read in an academic setting. Overall, 3 out of 5 stars.......more
I can partially understand why this has been popular. I certainly enjoy when philosophy enters into the socratic dialogue style, and even narrative style without it being a full fledged novel. I’ve yet to read Dostoevsky’s great works, though I have read part of The Brothers Karamazov, and that’s so......more
Reading this made me realize why it’s so well-known, but was also soooo slow.......more
the sileni of alcibiades is actually somewhat interesting, but yeah..........more