Utopia

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Renaissance humanist literature book political philosophy work socio-political satire

Utopia is a 1516 socio-political satire by Thomas More that depicts an idealized fictional island society and has become a foundational work in political philosophy and Renaissance humanist literature.

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Label	Occurrences
Utopia canonical	13
Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus, de optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia	1

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Target entity: Utopia
Context triple: [English Renaissance, hasNotableWork, Utopia]

A. Utopia
Utopia is a theatrical work associated with Scottish actor and director Ian McDiarmid, reflecting his prominence in contemporary stage drama.
B. Road to Utopia
Road to Utopia is a 1946 musical comedy film in the popular "Road to..." series, starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope as scheming entertainers caught up in Alaskan gold-rush adventures.
C. New Atlantis
New Atlantis is a utopian philosophical work by Francis Bacon that depicts an ideal society organized around scientific inquiry and technological progress.
D. Caput Mundi
Caput Mundi is a Latin epithet meaning "capital of the world," historically used to emphasize Rome’s central importance in politics, culture, and civilization.
E. Ciudad de la Paz
Ciudad de la Paz is a purpose-built city in Equatorial Guinea intended to serve as the country’s future administrative and political capital.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Utopia
Target entity description: Utopia is a 1516 socio-political satire by Thomas More that depicts an idealized fictional island society and has become a foundational work in political philosophy and Renaissance humanist literature.

A. Utopia
Utopia is a theatrical work associated with Scottish actor and director Ian McDiarmid, reflecting his prominence in contemporary stage drama.
B. Road to Utopia
Road to Utopia is a 1946 musical comedy film in the popular "Road to..." series, starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope as scheming entertainers caught up in Alaskan gold-rush adventures.
C. New Atlantis
New Atlantis is a utopian philosophical work by Francis Bacon that depicts an ideal society organized around scientific inquiry and technological progress.
D. Caput Mundi
Caput Mundi is a Latin epithet meaning "capital of the world," historically used to emphasize Rome’s central importance in politics, culture, and civilization.
E. Ciudad de la Paz
Ciudad de la Paz is a purpose-built city in Equatorial Guinea intended to serve as the country’s future administrative and political capital.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Renaissance humanist literature ⓘ book ⓘ political philosophy work ⓘ socio-political satire ⓘ
author	Thomas More ⓘ
canonicalStatus	foundational work of utopian literature ⓘ major work of Renaissance political thought ⓘ
centuryOfPublication	16th century ⓘ
coinageOfTerm	"utopia" ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Kingdom of England ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Peter Giles ⓘ
depicts	idealized fictional island society ⓘ
featuresCharacter	Raphael Hythloday ⓘ Thomas More (as character) ⓘ linked to: Thomas More
firstPublishedIn	Leuven ⓘ
genre	philosophical fiction ⓘ political satire ⓘ social science fiction precursor ⓘ
influenced	communitarian political theory ⓘ later political philosophy ⓘ socialist thought ⓘ utopian literature ⓘ
influencedBy	Plato's Republic ⓘ classical political philosophy ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ
literaryForm	dialogue ⓘ
literaryMovement	Renaissance humanism ⓘ
mainTheme	critique of European politics ⓘ ideal commonwealth ⓘ property and communal ownership ⓘ religious tolerance ⓘ social and economic organization ⓘ
narrativeDevice	fictional travel account ⓘ
narrativeForm	frame narrative ⓘ
originalTitle	Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus, de optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia ⓘ linked to: Utopia
philosophicalTradition	Christian humanism ⓘ
publicationYear	1516 ⓘ
publisher	Dirk Martens ⓘ
setting	fictional island of Utopia ⓘ
structure	two-book work ⓘ
subjectMatter	education and labor ⓘ ideal state ⓘ laws and institutions ⓘ religion and ethics ⓘ war and diplomacy ⓘ
termEtymology	Greek eu-topos (good place) ⓘ Greek ou-topos (no place) ⓘ
title	Utopia ⓘ

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English Renaissance → hasNotableWork → Utopia ⓘ

Thomas More → notableWork → Utopia ⓘ

Thomas More → work → Utopia ⓘ

Utopia → originalTitle → Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus, de optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia ⓘ

linked to: Utopia

Utopia → title → Utopia ⓘ

A Dialogue Concerning Heresies → relatedWork → Utopia ⓘ

Laus Stultitiae → relatedWork → Utopia ⓘ

Renaissance political theory → hasKeyWork → Utopia ⓘ

Paradise → relatedConcept → Utopia ⓘ

Raphael Hythloday → appearsIn → Utopia ⓘ

Dirk Martens → notableWorkPrinted → Utopia ⓘ

Hyaena → partOf → Utopia ⓘ

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Fe!n → partOf → Utopia ⓘ

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