Thinking about Utopia
Thomas More
1478
1490
1492
1494
1502
1505
1511
Born in London
Serves as a page in the household of John
Morton, Archbishop of Canterbury
Studies as an undergraduate at Oxford
Studies law in London
Begins his legal career
Marries Jane Colt
Jane dies; More remarries Alice Middleton
1516
Utopia is published in Louvain
1525
1529
1532
1535
Becomes Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Becomes Lord Chancellor of England
Resigns as Lord Chancellor
Executed in the Tower of London
Thomas More
1478
1490
1492
1494
1502
1505
1511
Born in London
Serves as a page in the household of John
Morton, Archbishop of Canterbury
Studies as an undergraduate at Oxford
Studies law in London
Begins his legal career
Marries Jane Colt
Jane dies; More remarries Alice Middleton
1516
Utopia is published in Louvain
1525
1529
1532
1535
Becomes Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Becomes Lord Chancellor of England
Resigns as Lord Chancellor
Executed in the Tower of London
De optimo reipublicae statu, deque nova insula
Utopia, libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris
quam festivus ...
Concerning the best state of a republic, and
concerning the new island Utopia, a precious
little book, and one no less useful than
enjoyable ...
Omne tulit punctum qui miscuit utile dulci,
lectorem delectando pariterque monendo.
[Horace, Ars poetica, 343-44]
He who mixed the useful with the pleasurable
won great acclaim,
delighting and instructing the reader in equal
measure.
De optimo reipublicae statu, deque nova insula
Utopia, libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris
quam festivus ...
Concerning the best state of a republic, and
concerning the new island Utopia, a precious
little book, and one no less useful than
enjoyable ...
A precious little book, and one no less useful
than enjoyable, concerning the best state of a
republic, and concerning the new island Utopia.
[1516]
An excellent, learned witty and pleasant
discourse of the best state of a public weal as it
is found in the government of the new isle called
Utopia.
[1624]
Memento Mori?
The city of Sforzinda