ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -From More’s perspective, Greek is the key element in a major cultural shift. One consequence of More’s humanism was his advocacy of female education. In Utopian schools all children are introduced to literary studies, and in later life both sexes are free to attend the public lectures and pursue intellectual interests.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to Thomas More, Utopian society is based on rational thought, communal property, productivity, no class distinctions or poverty, little crime or immoral behavior, religious freedom, and little violence.

Detailed explanation-3: -In Utopia, More illustrates a humanist society by discussing agriculture in the economy, religion and happiness, and the structure of the government which was ultimately influenced by the late medieval ideals.

Detailed explanation-4: -Thomas More served as a well-known humanist during the Renaissance period. His most notable work of humanism, Utopia, became an important proponent for reformation (not to be confused for the Protestant Reformation, which Thomas More never supported, being Catholic), to help reform society through literature.