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Utopia
- Narrated by: James Adams
- Length: 4 hrs and 10 mins
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Publisher's summary
The name of this fictitious place, Utopia, coined by More, passed into general usage and has been applied to all such ideal fictions, fantasies, and blueprints for the future, including works by Rabelais, Francis Bacon, Samuel Butler, and several by H. G. Wells, including his A Modern Utopia.
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- Darwin8u
- 06-12-13
More's unobtainable vision of the ideal society
After reading Hilary Mantel's amazing first two Booker-prizing winning books of her Henry VIII trilogy ('Wolf Hall' and 'Bring Up the Bodies'), I felt I needed to actually bust into Thomas More's 'Utopia'. How could I consider myself educated and not have at least tasted a bit of More's utopian ideal, his veiled criticisms of European culture and values, and his unobtainable vision of the ideal society.
At times 'Utopia' seems overdone/overripe, like even More wasn't buying his own brand of guiding, noble principles. Still, 'Utopia' works because it is playful and ironic. I'm not sure I would view it as great (to me it doesn't measure up to either Plato's 'The Republic' or Swift's 'Gulliver's Travels'), but I do believe the interaction between More's brand of political idealism with Cromwell's ruthless pragmatism, ended up creating in England something really GREAT.
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- Matt
- 06-29-12
Good story, average reading
What did you love best about Utopia?
Its is an interesting look into creating a perfect society and some of the ideas sound valid but certainly do require some discussion. I think some fundamental aspects of human nature make Utopia an impossibility - well worth listening and discussing.
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of James Adams?
Simon Vance would have done this book fabulously - Mr Adams fails to bring any distinction between any of the characters and tends to run them together which makes following the text a little tricky. Buy the book - but from another reader.
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- LJC
- 03-13-17
James Adams speaks in a low monotonous voice
Takes extra effort to remain engaged in the book, which is already very dense material.
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- Clair Sheehan
- 02-13-12
Understanding the impact of 'Utopia' on fiction
Would you consider the audio edition of Utopia to be better than the print version?
Not better, the print version is essential to the study of the text; but audible is very good way take in the information contained in the original narrative.
What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?
To understand where modern Utopian concepts originated
What does James Adams bring to the story that you wouldn???t experience if you just read the book?
Adams has a tone which is clear, easy to listen to and understand.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
No, I knew what to expect having read the book before. I used this edition to study the topic in more depth and make use of the time I spend driving.
Any additional comments?
Audible books are great to use as a backup to the written text. They are particularly good to help with recollection. They afford you almost total recall of a narrative.
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- David Lahner
- 03-24-08
Fascinating look at the 16th Century
Utopia offers an interesting critical look at live in the 16th century on the one hand as well as proposing an idea for an ideal civilization. Whether Utopia was meant to be a satire or represented More's personal views remains unclear, however, the discourse on Utopia contains several jokes and offers light reading.
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- Ryan Baldwin
- 12-08-18
Meh
I only listened to this because it was mentioned in the film "Ever After" and for whatever reason, I remember that after all these years. I don't know how feel about that.
I do know how I feel about this, as it is was decidedly "meh." Worth listening to and pondering, but take it as the critique of English society of the time that it was intended to be.
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- Daniel
- 05-04-21
Comedically Fallacious
It is difficult to put briefly how poorly thought out this society seems to be. It amazes me that any took it seriously beyond the abstract premise that a near-perfect society is even possible. As a single glaring example, discounting the differences in morals across cultures and periods, Utopia is entirely dependent on slaves. The slaves are made up entirely of convicted criminals, yet More expresses that society is so great as to almost wholly eliminate crime. Furthermore, they only make slaves of their own people, not of those from other nations, so one has to wonder, how can every family be said to have its own slaves? The book is full of holes from beginning to end, ironically depicting a dystopia more accurately. It is no wonder that every would-be Utopia in history has only failed miserably after the deaths of millions.
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- ian niehaus
- 09-28-20
Reads different then most modern publications
Difficult to understand . To many words to explain simple points. It say I need 15 words which is ironic lol
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- KD Felimban
- 01-03-21
Patriarchy much?
Wow! Not even Utopia is able to shake off patriarchy! Surprise, surprise! I shall look upon the coined term with different eyes.
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- Mohammed
- 12-31-14
Great Book. Cleverly Portrayed. Read a bit slow.
The work itself was a masterpiece. The most memorable moments for me were the very beginning and the final 3 chapters. The narrator did well but I had to adjust the reading speed to 3x to have the sentences be read at a pace consistent enough to comprehend fully and hear the ideas more fluently. Other than that personal preference, great book and reading.
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- Kathryn
- 02-01-23
A great listen.
Very interesting, the idea that someone could have come up with such a good society (it wasn't all right of course) so many years ago is impressive. I found it very interesting.
However it doesn't read like a novel and will lack the excitement a lot of people would want.
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- Ms. L. Benjamin
- 12-14-22
Unlistenable
It sounds like the voice of a mature man reading in the style of a young child, reading out one word at a time. I can't give a fair overall review as I gave up very quickly.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-03-23
Interesting
I found this 16th century perspective on a perfect and impossible world very interesting. The story was not as I expected but it must have provoked thought. Would I want to live there? Probably not. It would be like living in Abnegation in Divergent!
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- Anonymous User
- 06-06-22
Very interesting
Offers up some criticisms of 16th Century Britain that are still relevant today in our Capitalist society - wealth inequality, private ownership, capital punishment, the role of government etc. - while offering up a Utopia that is both peaceful, yet borderline Orwellian. It’s interesting viewing the assumed truths in the world in regards to the role of women and the assumption of slavery and how they have shifted over time. Still, a really important text that offers up the question of what would we would call a Utopia today…
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- Stacey
- 12-07-21
Well read; More kidding himself
While More might have been joking, if taken at face value, this piece is unrealistic in the extreme, because one could not expect that large numbers of people would remain so virtuous for so long. So, it's like saying that society would be perfect if it were filled with perfect people, but that's obviously never going to happen. So what's the point in daydreaming? More does nuance his argument here and there, but the overall impression is the same.
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Thomas More's Utopia stands out as one of the most striking political works ever written. Composed specifically as a response to Henry VIII's break with Rome, the book meditates on the perfect society while indirectly critiquing the political and social ills of Tudor England. Containing thoughts on religious pluralism, a welfare state, and women's rights, More's book was well ahead of its time, already hinting at later theories on communism and capitalism centuries before Marx, Engels, and Smith.
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If only......
- By Philip P. Smith on 01-17-17
By: Thomas More
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Candide (Gildan Media Edition)
- By: Voltaire
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Candide, is a French satire written in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. One of the finest satires ever written, this lively tale follows the absurdly melodramatic adventures of the youthful Candide, who is forced into the army, flogged, shipwrecked, betrayed, robbed, separated from his beloved Cunégonde, and tortured by the Inquisition. As Candide witnesses calamity upon calamity, he becomes disillusioned and discovers that all is not always for the best....
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Amusing, a favorite, well read
- By Philo on 02-24-12
By: Voltaire
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Utopia
- By: Thomas More
- Narrated by: Jowanna Lewis
- Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Thomas More's "Utopia" is a complex, innovative and insightful contribution to the development of political thought. The culmination of this work was a description of a country whose society lives according to the laws of nature, but is close to the ideas of the religion of Christianity - they have everything in common and gold is not valuable to them. Based on the ideas of Plato, St. Augustine and Aristotle, the Utopia novel has borne fruit, namely the dawn of new utopian and anti-utopian literature that includes the writings of such writers as Francis Bacon, Herbert Wells, Aldous Huxley and George Ourell.
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Thomas more utopia
- By Anonymous User on 11-14-21
By: Thomas More
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Utopia
- By: Sir Thomas More, Gilbert Burnet - translator
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Sir Thomas More's Utopia has spurred debate, reflection, and critical thinking since its original publication in the 16th century. More's fictional island of Utopia provides an exploration of issues that shook him and his contemporaries and that continue to be problematic in the modern day.
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Good re-enacment of a Classic!
- By oscar on 01-17-12
By: Sir Thomas More, and others
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Utopia
- By: Thomas More
- Narrated by: Douglas Mcdonald
- Length: 4 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Utopia is a work of fiction and sociopolitical satire by Thomas More published in 1516 in Latin. The story is a frame narrative primarily depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social, and political customs. Many aspects of More's description of Utopia are reminiscent of life in monasteries.
By: Thomas More
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Utopia
- By: Thomas More
- Narrated by: Edith Harson
- Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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"Utopia" is a work of fiction and political philosophy by Thomas More. The book is a frame narrative primarily describing a fictional island society and its religious, social and political customs. Utopia is an ideal society with a perfect socio-politico-legal system.
By: Thomas More
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Utopia
- By: Thomas More
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Thomas More's Utopia stands out as one of the most striking political works ever written. Composed specifically as a response to Henry VIII's break with Rome, the book meditates on the perfect society while indirectly critiquing the political and social ills of Tudor England. Containing thoughts on religious pluralism, a welfare state, and women's rights, More's book was well ahead of its time, already hinting at later theories on communism and capitalism centuries before Marx, Engels, and Smith.
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If only......
- By Philip P. Smith on 01-17-17
By: Thomas More
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Candide (Gildan Media Edition)
- By: Voltaire
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Candide, is a French satire written in 1759 by Voltaire, a philosopher of the Age of Enlightenment. One of the finest satires ever written, this lively tale follows the absurdly melodramatic adventures of the youthful Candide, who is forced into the army, flogged, shipwrecked, betrayed, robbed, separated from his beloved Cunégonde, and tortured by the Inquisition. As Candide witnesses calamity upon calamity, he becomes disillusioned and discovers that all is not always for the best....
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Amusing, a favorite, well read
- By Philo on 02-24-12
By: Voltaire
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Idylls of the King
- By: Alfred Tennyson
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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The Arthurian legend of Camelot has been told many times, but never better than by Alfred Tennyson. Employing some of the most stirring and beautiful blank verse ever written, Tennyson crafted his version of the Knights of the Round Table over the course of nearly fifty years, completing it in 1885. Despite the length of time, Tennyson managed to maintain a high level of style and continuity throughout.
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Beautiful poetry
- By Roger on 01-15-08
By: Alfred Tennyson
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Utopia
- By: Thomas More
- Narrated by: Ellis Freeman
- Length: 4 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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The book comprises two parts: Dialogue of Council and Discourse on Utopia. It is a work of fiction and satire by Thomas More (1478-1535), depicting a fictional island society and its religious, social, and political customs.
By: Thomas More
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Richard II
- Arkangel Shakespeare
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Rupert Graves, Julian Glover, John Wood
- Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins
- Original Recording
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The sensitive and poetic Richard II is undoubtedly the rightful king of England, but he is unscrupulous and weak. When his cousin Henry Bolingbroke returns from banishment and mounts a challenge to his authority, Richard's right to the throne proves of little help to him. Richard is forced to abdicate, but as his power is stripped away, he gains dignity and self-awareness, and he meets his death heroically.
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I wasted time, and now doth time waste me.
- By Darwin8u on 04-10-17
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The Life of Thomas More
- By: Peter Ackroyd
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 18 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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