ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Sir Thomas More was the first person to use the term “utopia, ” describing an ideal, imaginary world in his most famous work of fiction. His book describes a complex community on an island, in which people share a common culture and way of life (“16th Century Dreams: Thomas More”).

Detailed explanation-2: -Sir Thomas More (1477-1535) was the first person to write of a ‘utopia’, a word used to describe a perfect imaginary world. More’s book imagines a complex, self-contained community set on an island, in which people share a common culture and way of life.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -In 1516 the statesman and scholar Thomas More published a work describing an ideal island state – he called it Utopia.

Detailed explanation-5: -Author: More, Thomas, 1478-1535. Published: New York : Appleton-Century-Crofts, [1949].